The Great Gatsby
Notice how many times Fitzgerald uses the words hope, or dream. Why does he do this?
Chapter 1 of the great gatsby
Chapter 1 of the great gatsby
The American Dream is one of the main themes of the story. Hopes and dreams are what fuel people to achieve a piece of that dream. The American Dream means different things to different characters. Gatsby represents this dream in a big way. Everything about his outward appearances is big except for the man himself. Gatsby is a self-made man which reinforces the possibility, although remote, for anyone to achieve the dream. Thus these words hope and dream resonate throughout the novel.