The American dream to me means to have freedom. To be able to do what you want to do. To be able to start something and finishing it. Your still going to have struggles but the at the end, you have succeeded. The American dream is to be happy, if your not happy then your not living the dream.
The Great Gatsby was a book that taught a lesson. Some of us got it, and some of us didn't. It was for everyone to realize that you don't have the American dream unless you love what you do and it brings you happiness. People think it's about having money.
In the Great Gatsby it shows that being rich and having everythingis nothing. Everyone thought that Gatsby was living the dream. Because he had a mansion, money, he threw great parties. That was the dream. People envied him, because he had what they didn't and wanted. But Gatsby thought otherwise.
He was not happy. He wanted Daisy. He loved her so much. He was willing to give up all his fortune for the woman he loved. Then he died because he covered for Daisy, who ran over Myrtle and she died. To me he died because he was rich and sad and was supposely living the dream. But he realized that it wasn't the dream.
He wanted to be with Daisy and that was his dream. If your not happy then something has to change. Not all people live the American dream.
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