C.+Gatsby+Essay

As I was reading, “ What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession”, it made me think of how different it is from //The Great Gatsby//. The novel, //The Great Gatsby//, is about money, secrets, and lies. But the most important thing that is protrayed in //The Great Gatsby// is being in love. Everyone in the novel just wants to be loved. On the other hand, “What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession”, is about people trying to make it in the real world. They all hope to one day be rich. In The Great Gatsby, everyone was rich, except Nick. But this didn’t bother him too much. People would show off their money. They would have fancy cars, and huge houses. Because they had money, their american dream was different then most people. They just wanted to be loved, and have somone to be loved. In the book, Gatsby says, “ You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock” (Fitzgerald 92). When Gatsby says this he shows how much he loves Daisy, and how much he wants to be with her. Gatsby moved all over just to find Daisy, just so he could hopefully have her back and love her. “ What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession”, was a lot different then the novel. The american dream was to becaome rich. In the article one had said, “ You want to hold on to your dream even when times are hard” (Seelye 3). This quote states that eventhough the economy is down people still hope for the best. People want to be able to give their families more. They want to feel more comfortable with their money situation. Both //The Great Gatsby// and “ What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession” are very dissimilar. In //The Great Gatsby//, peoples american dream is they want to be loved and to love someone. But in “ What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession” people just want the money. Because most of them already have families they just want to be able to support them. Even though both of these writings are both different, they are a little similar, too. In The Great Gatsby, the american dream was lost. And in “ What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession” most people don’t become rich. Therefore their american dream is also lost.