"The Great Gatsby" and The American Dream

Discovery, Individualism, and the pursuit of happiness, this is the American Dream. Or at least what it used to be. People live their whole lives trying to accomplish this dream, but few actually do, why? How are the odds not in the favor of a million and more citizens? It's because the American Dream no longer exists. Laziness, easy money, and light-hearted values have corrupted the American Dream. "The Great Gatsby" at first seems like a story about a man, Jay Gatsby, and his lost love. This is true, however underneath it all there's a less attractive plot; the truth about Americans, the…