The American Dream, what dream was that? Perhaps my time in New York was a dream.

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Monologue: Nick Carraway

The American Dream, what dream was that? Perhaps my time in New York was a dream.

I travelled from the Midwest to New York to learn the bond business. You would be a fool not to take advantage of the booming economy and newfound wealth. I believed the bond business would bring about my own wealth. So, I moved to the eastern coast, West Egg in New York. There, everything happened so quickly. I suppose that it could have just been the fast paced city lifestyle or perhaps it went so quickly due to the people I became involved with. I ask myself if I didn’t meet Gatsby would the American Dream be successful for me. If I never became involved with his love triangle and his absurd plans would all of this happened? Would Gatsby and George and Myrtle be dead

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It has been a while after Gatsby’s death but I cannot forget the events that happened in New York, nor can I make sense of what occurred. I remember I went to Daisy’s house for dinner and here my sense of human morality was questioned. I am a tolerant, open minded, honest man and I could not believe what I saw before me. Tom had received a phone call from his mistress; he was seeing another woman while being married to my cousin. I was disgusted at the time but I could not say anything because I thought perhaps ...

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