The Great Gatsby and the American Dream The roaring twenties…wealthy gangsters, Rolls Royces, jazz bands; a guilded happiness. The American dream is the basis on what America was founded. (insert paper quote) According to this dream, you can start with nothing, work hard, and have everything in the end. The whole idea of social mobility is somewhat unheard-of in many other countries, thus making America the great country that it is. This dream has …showed first 75 words of 538 total…

…showed last 75 words of 538 total…This book shows the aspiration for the American dream, not the successful attainment of it. An irony of the book is that Gatsby’s car, representing all of the grand material possessions he has, is the reason for his demise. President Linden Johnson said it best: “Our great cities and our mighty buildings will avail us not if we lack spiritual strength to subdue mere objects to the higher purposes of humanity." (Harnsberger 14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**