F. Scott Fitzgerald is he saying there is no american dream. that you are born in a class and you cant change that you are stuck. because with nick he doesnt try to change classes and live but Myrtle does and she dies so does jay. im just unclear.
shareMyrtle never changes classes she just pretends to and puts on a whole other character when she does. Fitzgerald isn't saying that there is no American Dream, hes just saying that it is unatainable.
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I know I'm about three years too late to answer this, but for anybody else: he's not saying there's no american dream, he's saying that the dream has transformed from being the pursuit of happiness to being the pursuit of wealth, and that Gatsby's dream of Daisy was over a long time ago and any dream that he had was empty and hollow from that point on; it was no longer the pursuit of happiness but the pursuit of wealth.
shareI've always interpreted it as, the american dream is perfectly attainable but its not fulfilling.
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also: don't cross the street near a gas station.
His name...was Julio Iglesias!
Jay Gatsby's dream was thought to be materialistic but was revealed to be romantic. As Nick says, "You're worth more the whole damn bunch put together", in the last meeting of Carraway and Gatsby. The green light of romance is what inspires Gatsby and his material wealth is ultimately immaterial.
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