The Great Gatsby

In the novel based movie, The Great Gatsby, the idea of american dream has been explored very interestingly. The main character in the book, Mr. Gatsby, has practically everything in terms of money and fame. But is still not happy with his possessions because he lacks one thing, Daisy, the girl he loves. The whole idea of american dream come in play here. Though Gatsby has a lot of money and is famous (usually associated with the "the american dream") he lacks love. During almost the whole part of the book and the movie, Gatsby chases after his dream (Daisy) but does not seem to get it. He tries to impress her with his money but fails. He throws parties after parties just to fit in with the society. I think that the main message being passed here by the author is that the american dream is like an utopian idea that is too perfect to be achieved. In the book, Gatsby has pretty much everything that a person would want but without his love his dream is unfulfilled. Not every one can get everything. Not every thing is perfect. And perfection is hardly achieved. Those three things really summarize the whole lesson to be learned from this story. Gatsby's search for true love and his attempt to complete his dream remains unfinished in the novel. One thing that we can learn from this experience is that since not everyone is perfect, and since perfection is practically impossible to achieve, we should be happry with what we have and should be thankfull.