The core of the American Dream...

In the movie “The Great Gatsby” the American dream is portrayed through the perspective of high society 20’s socialites. The American dream at this time, and also quite similar to now, was to gain great financial standing and move forward through the world while living life to the fullest. The great imperfections within our society are amplified by the writing of this story in that it portrays the vilest aspects of human nature. All these people strive for are material and physical needs. Their lives are driven by a need to always reach for something more and this corruption still lingers in our world today. Even when these people reach the height of social status, they find a way to ruin it all by striving for more. They all destroy each other due to their own greed and avarice, and I believe that their portrayal of struggling for the American dream is truly foreboding to our future. F. Scott Fitzgerald was trying to warn us that our own greed will lead to our inevitable demise. What people dream about reaching isn’t what humans should be striving for. If people would concentrate more on the needs of others and pursuits of health and happiness instead of material wealth, the world might turn out to be a better place.