Fitzgerald, F. Scott: 1896 - 1940
The Great Gatsby, 1925 - The American Dream
- The American Dream in The Great Gatsby: "The novel ends with Nick's sad meditation on the lost promise of the American Dream." Anna Wulick. March 17, 2019
- The Great Gatsby and the American dream: "The 'American dream' has always been an idea of failure". The Guardian; May 25, 2012
- The American dream in “The Great Gatsby”: "The symbols throughout the novel served as powerful reminders of the pursuit of wealth, success, and happiness that defined the American Dream during this era." Tychr; September 22, 2023
- The American Dream in “The Great Gatsby”: Scott Fitzgerald shows several changes that have occurred with the pure and bright ideal of the American dream.
- The American Dream in The Great Gatsby: "In any case, the novel, just by being set in the 1920s, is unlikely to present an optimistic view of the American Dream." PrepScholar
- The Great Gatsby and the American dream: "Fitzgerald had much to say about the failure of this dream, and the fraudulences that sustain it." The Guardian; May 25,2012
- American Dream and Its Drawbacks: The American Dream arose as an idea of freedom and equality and came true in the 1950s and 1960s partially. With the advent of plutocrats, American society started to degrade.