the Illusion of the American dream

Jay Gatsby seems to epitomize the American dream. Yet from the outside you wouldn’t know the imperfect reason he strides for his wealth. He also unknowingly to outsiders is not fully happy or living “the dream”.
The Great Gatsby demonstrates that the dream isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Basically, for Gatsby, money is seen as a piece of the puzzle to attaining Daisy Buchanan, the woman he had loved long before the book takes place. The more money he has and the more extravagant parties he throws, he believes she will come to him. The book shows that no matter how much money he had, he still never got accepted among the old money or Daisy, enough to leave her husband for him.
Gatsby in the end clearly did not achieve his goal. His entire adult life basically was spent with the idea of winning Daisy back. Instead, she chose to stay with her far from perfect husband, Tom, because he is an anchor in her chaotic life, with his money and more so status. Alone, Gatsby ends up in his mansion with nearly no one attending his funeral after his death.
Though he had the illusion that he had everything, great wealth, social status, and a grand house, it held no real value to him in the end. This novel showcases that the American Dream may turn out to be an illusion, leading people to believe that once they achieve, they will be happy. But in reality, those dreams are often a facade.