American+Dream+Reflection

In //The Great Gatsby//, Fitzgerald suggests that American Dream pushes to reach our goals, even if those goals do not meet our expectations. Regardless of what the American Dream specifically is to someone, that dream is what motivates people throughout their lives. The American character is so ambitious when it comes to reaching a certain dream, Americans can "hardly fail to grasp it". As Remington suggests in his painting //A Dash For Timber,// the American Dream entails freedom and openness. This connects to the idea of striving for something that may never be obtained. The dream may be freedom, but can complete freedom ever be achieved? And if so, will that freedom bring the satisfaction that the American Dream taunts so many Americans with?