In the Great Gatsby what is the american dream of tom, daisy,myrtle, mr.wilson and other minor characters?

how come I have a feeling that you are asking this for a school report?

In the Great Gatsby what is the american dream of tom, daisy,myrtle, mr.wilson and other minor characters?
The American Dream is pretty much being popular, having the woman of your dreams, and being rich.

That's what Gatsby wanted, he had the money, had the fame, but didnt have Daisy.



I guess each have their own dreams, but since the book is about Gatsby thats what its about.
Reply:Actually all of these answers are correct but it depends upon how you read the novel. It can be read as homoerotic, Marxist, psychoanalytic etc. Gatsby longs for the one thing he does not have, Daisy. Ultimately all the characters want to have it all which is the american dream. Don't neglect the symbolism of Dr. Eckelberg's eyes watching over everything the characters do and the comparison of east and west egg as it relates to eastern and western us in the twenties, as well as old and new money