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What does the book suggest about the American Dream and opportunity?

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What does the book suggest about the American Dream and opportunity?

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In class, I've often wondered about how Gatsby is considered an "American Book" since so much of it criticizes the American Dream. I've now realized that Gatsby both praises and denounces the American Dream.

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I completely considered Gatsby an un-American book. How Gatsby is shunned by the "old money" society is the complete opposite of the egalitarian roots of the American Dream.

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Many of the characters chasing their "American Dream" suffer negative consequences. Gatsby's ambition of wealth resulted in Walter Chases jail sentence. Myrtle's ambition of wealth resulted in infidelity and ultimately her death.

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Fitzgerald also describes the Valley of Ashes in a crude manner. This is to show us the negative effects of the materialism aspect of the American Dream.

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The most obvious thing I failed to realize is Gatsby himself represents the American Dream. Born to nothing, Gatsby's hard work and determination brings him immense wealth.

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Like any good story, Gatsby's Approach to the American Dream isn't so black and white. While a lot of the book criticizes the American Dream, the protagonist himself also symbolizes the American dream.