... fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth. On the other hand, in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believes the American dream is to be not only wealthy but also happy ... layers of glass in a sort of leather conservatory we started towards town". Appearance is another important factor toward Gatsby's dream. In his quest to win Daisy's heart Gatsby chooses to wear his best outfit. "...the front door opened nervously and Gatsby in a white flannel suit...

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... to that of a great future, one where dreams come true and the where American dream is realized. His most important dream is his longing for Daisy. As Sulton said, "At this point in the novel, Gatsby can only reach longingly, from a distance toward a light he associates with his former ... of immense possibilities. Gatsby uses Nick Carraway as a window to the desperately needed green light. Nick is used as a gateway to Gatsby's goal, Daisy. Gatsby has spent his whole life longing for something better. The green light stands for all of Gatsby's hopes and desires. Everyone has something th...

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... , it has come to be based on financial success and it's achievement, (using whatever means necessary) with the expectation that happiness of every kind will follow. Ultimately both Fitzgerald and Miller see the American Dream as a failure. The American Dream, it's interpretation and the ways of achieving it, are very important underlying themes in both Arthur ... Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" (1949) and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1925). F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is set in the 1920's, in Eastern America in a period well known as the " ... short life Gatsby ...

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