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The ¡§American Dream¡¨ is one of the themes in the novel ¡§The Great Gatsby¡¨ by Scott Fitzgerald. The ¡§American Dream¡¨ has many connotations during the novels. These include: ƒÀ Success against all odds ƒÀ Desire for spiritual and material improvement ƒÀ Rich vs. Poor ƒÀ Perseverance ƒÀ Hope ƒÀ Love Not all of the above dreams were achieved during the novel. In fact, some of them actually deteriorated. ¡§The Great Gatsby¡¨ shows the change of the American Dream from hope, love and perseverance to the want for money and materialistic wealth. Firstly, Gatsby himself is true to the American Dream, unlike the other characters. Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows a longing to achieve the American Dream of love and shows hope and perseverance to attain this. ¡§He (Gatsby) stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light.¡¨ This green light that Nick claimed to have seen, was a symbol for Gatsby¡¦s dreams and goals. Across the water was Daisy, a goal that Gatsby was constantly searching for but it was always just out of re