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Great Gatsby

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The American Dream has hardly changed since the 1920's and has somehow lost its value, so at this point you have to ask yourself? Is our perception of the American Dream corrupt? Do we define the American dream by the wrong kind of success? And, when did we lose sight of the important things in life? There tends to be this perceived notion that money cannot buy happiness but, then why is the American Dream so centered around the idea that it can? We have tendencies to want things that we don't necessarily need, and those tendencies can be costly...
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In order to have such "great" things it takes money, so when we want something we also want to have money so we can buy it. Money also tends to provide a sense of security for people. In the novel "The Great Gatsby", Daisy was in a relationship with Gatsby before he left for war. While he was away at war she married Tom in part because she needed that sense of security which is so often looked for...
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