The Honest Truth of the American DreamAn Analysis of "The Great Gatsby" Throughout history, people pursue three simple concepts that they believe make them will lead to a perfect life; freedom, independence and the ability to move forward and succeed in life. These three ideas are major elements of what we now call the American Dream, a dream that is beautiful in the sense that it gives people hope and purpose. This dream is what drove so many colonists to travel to the new world, the idea of ​​being able to be whoever they wanted to be, even in modern times it still attracts thousands, even millions, to its magnificent idea. Unfortunately, this has changed slightly to an idea of ​​being able to own a big house, be with someone you love, and live an easy life. This ideal life, to which so many people aspire, is unattainable due to the harsh reality of life and the inequality of man. However, in the roaring twenties, Americans were not focused on the reality of life but were more focused than ever on the idea of ​​freedom and independence, they believed that they were free to do what that they wanted; they drank, spent money, partied, and lusted. In Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, set in the 1920s, we see exactly this: we see parties, excessive amounts of alcohol, and love affairs. In the book, the main protagonist, Jay Gatsby, originally grew up as James Gatz, the son of a poor German-American farmer, but despite this, he transforms into a cultural, intelligent man-of-war and rich. hero, all with the help of a rich man whom he saves on a yacht named Dan Cody. For some, this might be considered the greatest goal or accomplishment of all, the rags-to-riches story that so many dream of but few achieve. In the novel, I...... middle of paper ......not attainable to be completely happy and get a perfect life. The fact is that the “American dream…no longer exists except in the minds of men like Gatsby, whom he destroys in their…relentless pursuit of his dream.” (Pearson 645) Knowing this, it is clear that the American dream is a beautiful idea, however, a nightmare of pain and failure for anyone who pursues too much of it. Work Cited Fahey, William. F. Scott Fitzgerald and the American Dream. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1973. Hearne, Kimberly. “Fitzgerald's Rendering of a Dream.” Explainer 68.3 (2010): 189. ` MasterFILE Premier. Internet. February 27, 2014.Ornstein, Robert "Scott Fitzgerald's Fable of East and West" College English, Vol. 18, no. 3 (December 1956), pp. 139-143Pearson, Rogers “Gatsby: False Prophet of the American Dream” The English Journal, Vol59, No. 5 (May 1970), pp.. 638-642+645