The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, The End

How does Fitzgerald portray the American Dream as disappointing?

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For Gatsby, the American Dream was wealth..... enough money to impress Daisy and provide for her in the style to which she was accustomed. If he acquired the wealth.... he'd get the girl. Gatsby was sadly mistaken.

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