In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, although the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, is an example of a tragic hero, his flaws lead him to remain a failure, which symbolize the failures of the American Dream. There are many sections of the novel that show direct connections between the real world and the life the Jay Gatsby lives, such as the green light, which also plays an important role in the failure of the American Dream. …showed first 75 words of 1228 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1228 total…goal for happiness (a.k.a. Daisy) did not pay off. He would have been much happier if he focused on his true love, for his family, and for a women, not her status, lifestyle, or possessions. This is F. Scott Fitzgerald's way of showing the reader how one should take time in achieving true happiness and love for people, and how any time spent in achieving money, this artificial happiness, will be time wasted.