Is gatsbys desire for success evidence of the American dream, obsession, personal sense of honor, or something else? Does gatsby symbolize our culture and even our own desires, of us he an outlier? I think gatsby is the perfect representation of the American dreamer. Why? Gatsby wanted to be rich, have the finer things, throw parties, etc. everybody wants to be somebody without doing hard work. Even in today’s society people are rich yet they aren’t happy as they’d like. Some people just can’t have enough attention. I think back in the time of the book, to be successful it was easier. There were more opportunities for people such as immigrants back in those days. For example many people that came then could’ve became citizens faster. Now that is near impossible to do because of how messed up the world is. Every race is stereotyped and blamed for one thing or another. To summarize this I want to say that gatsby is the perfect example of what having eve...
Comments
Post a Comment