Ange roman final (revised)

THE AMERICAN DREAM
To truly understand the American dream you must 1st discuss what happiness is to you. the pursuit of happiness is what we strive for, but unfortunately a long life’s path we often stray. the definition of happiness is truly defined by the person pursuing it . in the Great Gatsby the American dream is satire as a lust for parties , money , and women . but Gatsby dream was not that of money but love...although it cost him dearly.IT was a confusing time when the American dream was fabricated. it was meant to be a beacon a light of freedom in a dark oppressed world but this once proud symbolic teardrop of illumination fell into a tainted river of darkness cast out with what god would call sin but business men call "fair exchange".So the question stands still what is our American dream? a corrupt joyride for money and power as they ride across the faces of those that once walked along side him as friends and neighbors ? or a tragically poetic ballad of a struggle for love and inner tranquility i question this because Gatsby achieved the generic American dream of money and power only to achieve his personal American dream of love but for all his riches he got no love in the end his boundless loveand money served him an ill fate and he was murdered.But Tom on the other hand went virtually unscathed like nothing had ever happened in his own little utopia. so......Gatsby wanted love and was murdered? While tom wanted money and women and still got what he desired to me this speaks more than just that ending. Gatsby worked his whole life for everything he had and did it for the sole purpose of finding his lost love again and was killed for it ,while tom had everything handed to him and after Gatsby's death continued and if nothing happened it tells the ancient tale of irony . If that’s our dream what does that portray for the struggle of good and evil.In conclusion what the definition of life is is up for vast interpretation and rethinking The American dream being comprised of the pursuit of happiness, for some its and impossible an fantastic creature of wonder and majesty that they will never catch ...but for others that beautiful and majestic beast is easy to capture if they can shoot out its kneecaps