F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Critique of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby Essay Sample

In conclusion, The Great Gatsby is a novel that displays events that took place during 1920 and shows Jay Gatsby overcoming his poor past trying to achieve what is to be known as the American dream, only to be rejected by the ‘old money’ crowd. Because Jay Gatsby worked and earned for his own money he was rejected and was grouped into the ‘new money’ crowd. The American Dream is the belief that anyone regardless of their race, gender, nationality or what class they were born in, that they can be successful no matter what. This success is achieved by hard work and sacrifice to achieve what you really want in life. Fitzgerald uses a variety of literary devices to portray The American Dream.