The Great Gatsby is filled with various themes such as love, order, illusion, corruption, and money. The predominate theme, however, focuses on the American Dream. Jay Gatsby and his pursuit for the American Dream is the central of this novel. Like many Americans, Gatsby devoted his entire life for his dream. Yet in the end, he failed to achieve it. He failed to achieve it in the end and failed to understand the true meaning of the American Dream.
Fitzgerald portrayed the withering of the American Dream in his novel, The Great Gatsby. The American Dream challenges people to have dreams and strive to make it real through good works and excellence. On the contrary, there are various ways to interpret the American Dream. In the beginning, Gatsby tried to hold true to hard working; but ultimately, he took it only for materialistic values which many in the roaring ‘20s did at his time. Gatsby’s pursuit and materialistic interpretation eventually results in his downfall in the end. He wanted to gain his money through the wealth that he achieved the easy way out.
