The American Dream is a common definition for success, comfort, happiness, wealth and the wish to succeed, and many Americans achieve this dream by simply finding true love, raising a family, and having a property that is theirs to their comfort. The novel, The Great Gatsby, is a prime reference on the American dream. The characters are all striving for the American Dream, with some minor differences. The characters in the novel are wealthy, well standing people in society. In the novel, Gatsby once a poor man is a shining example of a character that is making an unrest attempt to achieve the American dream.

The American Dream can not be defined by one person. In the novel, all the characters except for Nick; are trying to reach this life of happiness and success. To reach their goals, they have to work to be good standing in the...