Ensayo Gran Gatsby (inglés)

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In the novel, there is a green light right where Daisy lives, which is a very important symbol for the book, representing Gatsby’s dream of having Daisy. No matter what, Gatsby will never get the girl he wanted. The light represents hope, money and jealousy. Gatsby sees the American dream as something to pursue in order to get the woman he wished for. He is the kind of person that worries about what others see in him and about his appearance, which brings the subject on appearance and reality and how he wants everything to be perfect for his first encounter with Daisy after five years. Corruption takes over him in his attempt of “being everything Daisy could want”. He decides to need a big house in order to feel confident. He was now blinded by the idea of the American dream, letting the concept take over his entire life and forget about who he truly was.

The American dream is a very powerful and seductive idea that builds up the novel. The so-called-dream only seemed to cause chaos and destruction when pursued. Corruption, along with the desire for something, caused people to be everything they were not, leading to negative results in every aspect. The American dream is liked to poor people that works hard in order to get a better economy or social level, and working hard is believed to be the way towards wealth and fame. Most characters in the book were seeking for money and power, but then again, in the 1920’s all dreams were corrupted by one thing or another, and “happiness” as they called it, was the ultimate goal, something they would do anything to get it.

Our characters in the novel did not realize that ambition and money could not get them what they truly wanted, happiness. Happiness is not something affordable, even for the richest of men.