Gatsby's American Dream

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was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling." (Fitzgerald 21). Gatsby tries to meet Daisy by throwing large, elaborate, and definitely expensive parties, hoping she would come to one by chance, but she never comes. Gatsby doesn’t throw the parties for other people’s entertainment, or even for his own as he doesn’t take part in the parties at all. The soul purpose of these parties are that they should be a means to be reunited with Daisy. Gatsby finally comes up with an elaborate plan to have Nick invite her over to tea and Gatsby "stumble in on them". A short time after reuniting, Gatsby and Daisy’s love is rekindled and Gatsby seems to have finally achieved his dream. Everything that he had done from that long time ago when he left his poor farming family; from going to war, to putting him and others at risk, to buying a mansion, cars, and shirts, to being in pain because he was not with Daisy, to coming up with elaborate plans to try to see her again. It seemed to have all been worth it. However, Daisy chooses to stay with Tom, despite the fact she actually loves Gatsby for who he is, and despite everything that Gatsby had done to win her back. When Gatsby loses Daisy, his dream, just like his life, is ended.

The American Dream, is extremely evident in The Great Gatsby. Although it proves as the downfall for many characters throughout the novel, it is the primary drive for every character. Whether it be Myrtle’s yearning to be a part of the upper class, Daisy’s search to fins what she needs to be happy, or Gatsby’s lifelong dream of being with Daisy, Gatsby worked far harder than any other to achieve his dream. He started from literally nothing as a farmer in North Dakota and eventually got to the edge of his dream, Daisy, before having it denied from him. He devoted his life to her. Every action he made, every hardship he went through, and every plan he formulated was for Daisy. He put his life, his partners, and his name that he was trying to build up, in danger, just so he could have enough money to be worthy of Daisy. He buys a mansion full of expensive things so he could impress her, and has his mansion across the bay from her house just so he could feel somehow connected to her each night. He threw parties he wasn’t even interested in, just in hopes of meeting Daisy again, and he came up with a complicated plan to have Daisy reunited with him. Even after all of this, his whole life dedicated to her, Daisy left him for a man she didn’t even love, and didn’t even look back. Although Gatsby had poured literally everything into her, he had chosen the wrong dream

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