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The American Dream, what is it really? Constantly changing with the times, and morals of the people; but in the end, we all want the same things. The Great Gatsby is about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920's, a time period when the dream had been corrupted by the gready pursuit of wealth. This Dream that Gatsby and so many people in the roaring twenties' embody, consisted of endless possibilities, motivation & ambition triggered by jealousy, hard work and being self-sufficient, love and the hope that comes with it, and of course, money and wealth. The pursuit of the American dream was the inspiring motivation for accomplishing their goals and producing achievements,
however when tainted with wealth the dream becomes hollow and meaningless.
The American Dream is about motivation, and having ambition and hope that anybody can achieve his or her personal goals. Gatsby had a problem with his dream; his expectations were set too high. The fact that Daisy falls short of......
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