Topic > Examples of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby

For him it represents wealth, love and status. Gatsby is middle class because he earned his money and did not inherit it. She is everything he needs to be satisfied and to prove that he is better than everyone else because everyone wants Daisy. Gatsby was doomed to keep his dream from the beginning because he lied about his identity. If he wanted a relationship with Daisy and wanted to show her a better life, it would never happen because trust is needed in a relationship. He is dishonest, which shows that if he could get to Daisy, it would never last because he lies to her. This is shown later in the book when Tom reveals who he really is and how he is a smuggler. Gatsby lied to her because he said he worked in pharmacies. Gatsby is very destructive to achieve his dream, he destroys his relationship with Tom just to achieve it. When Tom and Gatsby get into a heated argument over Daisy, the outcome is not good on both sides. She breaks off her and Tom's relationship because Daisy admits that she hasn't loved Tom for a long time now. Daisy finally realizes that Gatsby only wants her for her status. In this quote it shows that Daisy knows that he wants more than just love now," "Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby. "I love you now---isn't that enough?...". This shows that she wants to be a part of Daisy's status because if she breaks up with Tom, she will