uring the depression, he also makes the American Dream look like somewhat of a fantasy, something that does not exist. He portrays this idea in “Crazy Sunday” by showing his readers the American Dream (Miles and Stella) and then the destruction of the dream (Miles’ death) and then finally the realization of the fact that there is no dream (Joel). He uses fantasy in his characters to hide the overall reality of the situation that they are in. This relates to his life because he wanted to escape the utter reality that he had no money and his life was a mess, so he wrote about it. This does not mean that Fitzgerald was a failure. He is a great writer because he wants to help people understand that the American Dream is only a dream and that it is more of a nightmare than a dream because in his stories none of his main characters achieve the dream. Finally, it is safe to say that Fitzgerald, throughout all of his writing believed that the American Dream was only a myth. ...
