The great gatsby and the fall of the american dream. The book 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald was an 'icon of its time.' The book discusses topics that were important, controversial and American Dream as it exists in a corrupt period of history.' The Great Gatsby describes the decay of the American Dream and the want for money and materialism. This novel also describes the gap between the rich and the …showed first 75 words of 547 total…

…showed last 75 words of 547 total…got on a white dress too" (said the child). "How do you like mother's friends?" (Replies Daisy). daddy?" (Said the child) Daisy. child was born. Daisy thinks that Tom is 'brutish' and she has never The Great Gatsby is a great portrayal of the corruption of society and the fall of the American Dream. The Great Gatsby shows us the way people will fall into the hands of money, greed American Dream in the 1920s.