Mr. Kuras
English IV
16 October 2015
Gatsby the American The American today meant something totally different than what it meant back in the 1920’s. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby talked about how the community was effected by the American Dream. During this era there were a lot of hopes and dreams for self improvement. In The Great Gatsby, the American Dream evolved around the image of brilliance, even their looks had to be brilliant. The author of The Great Gatsby really pointed out to the readers some examples from the novel like Romanticism, material goods, and the young people (youth) and lastly how people acted very selfishly. At that time period they worried about showing off, so they didn't really