How Does The Great Gatsby Obtain The American Dream

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The great gatsby represents the american dream in more than one way. It shows examples and evidence on how hard it is to obtain the american dream and to stay with it. The examples that i will be using is by the characters in the book gatsby and daisy. One great example is when gatsby is so close to talking to daisy on the phone and winning her back but george came up and shot him in the heart and killed him. This example shows the struggle of trying to achieve something in america and sometimes you are so close to getting it but then reality checks in and kills your dream and spirit. Another great example is when gatsby built his house on the other side of the island to see daisy house across the bay and the green light at the end