The Tragic Great Gatsby The American dream, many writers have written about it. Many politicians have made promises regarding it. But how important is money and success? Does it bring happiness or fulfillment? F. Scot Fitzgerald is one of many who attempted to put this ideal in its proper perspective. His novel, The Great Gatsby, explores his interpretation of the dream. "The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American dream as it exists in …showed first 75 words of 1602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1602 total…obtains a mansion and a fortune, but it is all to make Daisy happy for when she eventually leaves her husband and comes to live with him. This is his dream, and he stays faithful to it to the end. However, this doesn't happen. After, Gatsby's illusion falls apart, he dies shortly after. They find out the truth about who Gatsby really is, and he doesn't win Daisy. Thus, he dies tragically and all alone.