The Great Gatsby Essay

​For​ ​many​ ​years,​ ​the​ ​American​ ​dream​ ​is​ ​defined​ ​by​ ​Americans​ ​as​ ​being​ ​wealthy,

and​ ​ecstatic.​ ​Today​ ​Americans​ ​still​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​American​ ​dream,​ ​which​ ​allows

Americans​ ​to​ ​have​ ​amazingly​ ​expensive​ ​houses,​ ​cars,​ ​and​ ​even​ ​have​ ​strong​ ​feelings​ ​for

a​ ​dream​ ​or​ ​hope.​ ​The​ ​American​ ​dream​ ​has​ ​shown​ ​to​ ​be​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​important

aspects​ ​of​ ​being​ ​an​ ​American.​ ​The​ ​two​ ​main​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​accessing​ ​the​ ​American​ ​dream

is​ ​being​ ​wealthy,​ ​and​ ​having​ ​hope.​ ​Those​ ​two​ ​main​ ​aspects​ ​are​ ​shown​ ​in​ ​the​ ​novel​ ​“The

Great​ ​Gatsby”,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​show​ ​that​ ​Americans​ ​completely​ ​live​ ​a​ ​ecstatic​ ​life​ ​with​ ​the

American​ ​dream.

The​ ​first​ ​aspect​ ​shown​ ​in​ ​the​ ​novel​ ​“The​ ​Great​ ​Gatsby”​ ​is​ ​wealth.​ ​Wealth​ ​can​ ​be

defined​ ​as​ ​being​ ​very​ ​rich​ ​or​ ​having​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​money.​ ​Mr.​ ​Gatsby​ ​in​ ​the​ ​novel​ ​“The​ ​Great

Gatsby”​ ​showed​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​wealth,​ ​which​ ​fulfilled​ ​his​ ​American​ ​dream.​ ​For​ ​example:​ ​Mr.

Gatsby’s​ ​house,​ ​cars,​ ​and​ ​parties.​ ​Mr.​ ​Gatsby​ ​had​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​American​ ​dream,​ ​which

helped​ ​him​ ​succeed​