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  • Essay / The Evolution of the American Dream: The Great Gatsby...

    The Evolution of the American DreamThe American Dream is by far the greatest of all American tragedies. Once one of the noblest and most sought-after ideas, it is now just an idea abandoned by different virtuosos in different professions. “And as the moon rose higher, the useless houses began to melt away until little by little I became aware of the old island here that once flourished before the eyes of Dutch sailors – a fresh, green breast of the New World. Its vanished trees, the trees that had given way to Gatsby's house, had once given way, whispering, to the last and greatest of all human dreams. is no longer accessible to many people today. They had adventure, could go wherever they wanted and life was simple. The Great Gatsby shows that this once pristine and beautiful wonderland has transformed into a disgusting, industrialized country. Many people and groups have tried to stop this destruction of nature and have also tried to educate people about nature. The Transcendentalists, Transcendentalists were a group of people who sought to reconnect with nature. They avoided the factories and cities of the industrial world and instead sought what few people sought at that time, nature. “Being yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. » (Emerson .3) Emerson was one of the leading transcendentalists, and he was even capable of abdicating himself from society and filming in nature. Many people have tried to do what he did, but very few can actually achieve it. One of the few people who tried to achieve the old American dream is also someone who managed to find a middle of paper. ......It's almost nihilistic in a sense, about everything that crosses their path. This further reinforces the fact that Tom and Daisy helped destroy the American dream. Since the American Dream once meant happiness and connection with nature, it has transformed into a wealth competition, an extravagant display of the greatest store of wealth. Few ideologies were as noble as the concept of the American dream. Living life to the fullest, connecting with nature and being happy - that's what the American dream entailed. However, times have changed, the once noble concept of the American dream has been revealed as the diluted concept of communism. People will no longer pursue a simple lifestyle and the natural world. People will remain ignorant in their isolated towns and enrich them with the majestic nature once revered by men..