Corruption of the American Dream

More than a story of a poor boy that falls in love with a rich girl , it is also a commentary on inequality , class , and wealth (Pelzer , 2000

It is set while the United States was enjoying the glittering wealth of the Jazz Age . Jay Gatsby was formerly known to many as James Gatz . When he was in the military , he had the privilege of meeting elites like that of Daisy Fay . He madly fell in love with her . In addition to his aspirations of becoming wealthy for the sake of his own

success , he has already dreamt of becoming rich in to fully belong and enjoy the world that Daisy dwells . His whole life has been devoted wholly to possess his dream which is Daisy . Eventually , they became engaged , but after a while , Daisy had to break their relationship to marry a certain Tom Buchanan . After this tragic experience , Gatsby devoted himself to amass a fortune by becoming a bootlegger and a stock-sharper . When he was rich enough , he transferred to West Egg across the bay where the couple lives . Night after night , he devoted himself in throwing fancy parties hoping that he would lure Daisy to come back to him . However , he failed . His next move was to seek the aid of Daisy 's cousin Nick Carraway to organize a reunion where he could have a chance to meet and possess her again . This attempt turns out to be successful Jay and Daisy have an affair for a moment of time . However , this was not enough for Gatsby he wanted to reclaim their past , and he wanted Daisy to forget about Tom . In other words , he wanted daisy only for himself However , this did not happen because Daisy fails him for the second time . Because of these , namely...