Reflection+on+Dreaming

Reflection on Dreaming There is no better description of the American Dream than the dream that Jay Gatsby had throughout the whole book; the will to maintain self improvement. I think the most consistent part of our American dream is our aspect of self improvement and how we always want to get better. Gatsby certainly didn't get the girl he worked his whole life to get but he "turned out all right in the end" (Fitzgerald, 2) because he kept taking it upon himself to become a better person than he was the day before. In the two songs I selected, both speak about times of cruelty, in a way where what doesn't kill them will make them stronger. That it's okay to start over and start something else or a new path to further our dream of improvement. It seems so American to me to think of a way to do something but mess up and then start over. In all honesty, I think that is a great definition of self improvement because improvement has an aspect of failure. That all Americans fail, just like Gatsby, but keep persevering to become better people than they were the day before. It's all about the upward battle towards success, and the dream of continuing on the path to become something greater than yourself.

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