The Great Gatsby How does Gatsby represent the American dream? What does the novel have to say about the condition of the American dream in the...

In a
way,represents the American Dream because he came from 'nothing' into wealth, power, and
privilege.  Of course, we know he earned much of his financial assets from illegal activities. 
That part of Gatsby cannot be considered the American Dream.  Generally, we think of the
American Dream as someone with little rising to fame, financial security, or some other powerful
position.  We also see a different side to this dream in .  Although many
of theare popular and wealthy, they are not happy.  Even Gatsby is not entirely satisfied with
his new position in society.  We see in this novel that sometimes when we get what we wished for
we find out that it isn't what we wanted it to be.