The American dream has always been a thing many Americans strive to accomplish. It's almost like imprinted in our brains as soon as we are born. If you ask any American what they think the American dream is I can guarantee that they will all say close to the same thing every time. The American dream, what I believe it is, is that a family that has been poor (from what society says) can work as hard as they can and possibly make all the way to the top. An example of this is the Jackson family. They were pretty poor and then they started creating music. Then out came the Jackson 5. After that came Michael Jackson (the King of Pop) and Janet Jackson.
In the book, The Great Gatsby (by F. Scott Fitzgerald) many people have mentioned that Gatsby is the living walking American dream. He started off as a boy from a poor family and became a man who is very rich that he can throw big lavish parties every week. He lives in a huge mansion with servants that will do anything that he pleases instead of the other way around where he would've been the servant. Gatsby can start drink at anytime that he wishes (which he does) instead of working. When you finish knowing all of this then you would agree and say that yes he is the American dream. But can this whole American dream just be a façade from his hidden obsession.
