Two car garage, white picket fence, two story house, SUV, three kids, a 9-5 job. The average Americans dream. But what happens when you were born into great money? Or what about when you can't afford the dream? What do you do? Lay down and die? Steal, lie, what ever it takes? Well if you haven't noticed, alot of people who can't make an honest living, find ways of getting what they want by means of hustling, stealing, bootlegging, and much more. When it all comes down to it, is it really worth it?
The Great Gatsby, probably one of the best books I've ever read is all about the shady ways of getting money, and the shady things people with money do. Tom and Daisy for example are a couple who have had money there whole lives, they never had to work for anything. Now lets think, where did that get them, board. They started having affairs and lying to each other, being rich isn't all its cracked up to be. Then you look at Jordan Baker, a golf pro who cheats for her championships. why is it that the cheater gets to win instead of the real talent?
Now we have the worst type, Jay Gatsby. A poor child growing up on the streets, he changes his name at the age of 17 ashamed of his parents. He starts hanging around a man by the name of Myer Wolfshine, that's right the very man who single handily fixed the 1919 world series. Gatsby starts getting into bootlegging and making deals with shady people in order to gain wealth. Whats so sad about this is the only reason he wants money is to gain the love of the married Daisy Beocanon. isn't it sad that he would have to buy love, love the one thing in this world that should never have to be bought.
Why is it that the American dream is so important that you would have to do everything wrong to gain it. When you finally have it, are you really even happy? wouldn't you be just as happy floating through life with out any goal any thing to look forward to. it would be easier.
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