The novel The Great Gatsby written by F.

Scott Fitzgerald revolves around Jay Gatsby, a man

who orders his life around his desire to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five
years earlier. His mission drives him from poverty to fortune, into the arms of his beloved, and
then eventually death. In the following essay, I will focus on how the American society based on
American exceptionalism preempts or acts as a hurdle in Jay Gatsby’s ability to attain his
genuine desires, which is, to be reunited with Daisy. Additionally, I will also form an analysis,
based on the failure of American Dream, on the consequences which might have resulted if he
won Daisy, thereby ending his story in a tragedy.
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While it is true that Gatsby has failed to win over Daisy and suffers a terrible death, it is equally
reasonable to say that the novel would still have ended in a tragedy if he had won Daisy. This is
because Gatsby has spent all his life in bootlegging and other criminal enterprises in order to
make himself wealthy enough to ensure an extravagant living. Although he has made fortune
through criminal activities, his only intention was to reunite with Daisy as he was willing to do
anything to gain the social position, he thought was necessary to win her back. For this reason,
Gatsby reveals to Nick the false story of his life as the son of a wealthy family in the Midwest
and a wealthy young man in Europe, which is completely untrue. Nevertheless, his ability to
achieve success seems limitless since becoming successful without having a verified connection
to a wealthy family is almost impossible in the American society. Keeping such aspects of the
failure of his American Dream in mind, Daisy does not see the potential in Gatsby of ensuring a
stable and wealthy future to her which is why she would have eventually left Gatsby on account
of his insecure reputation in the American society.
In conclusion,