Essay

                 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.

               As I have stated in my previous paragraph, I believe that the American dream for Gatsby is just a façade for his hidden obsession. I believe that he has been so obsessed with trying to get Daisy back that he has lost sight to what the true American dream is. I don't personally believe that the American dream is suppose to be stealing another guy's girl. I feel that Gatsby is just so entranced by Daisy that he has deluded himself to thinking that by working his way up and achieving what many people strive to do that he may be able to get Daisy back by flaunting his wealth to her. But if he would just open his eyes, Gatsby would've been able to see that she's just a gold digger and the only thing she will give to him is just destruction. She was born to cause destruction to those she "cares" about.
             The American dream is suppose to be a reward to those fellow Americans that have worked hard to get to where they are now. It's suppose to be the world's way of saying "Good job buddy! You've worked so hard for this!". I feel that the reason why so many people have either never fully relinquished their happiness, like Gatsby