er people clean up the mess they had made . . . (187-188)So what exactly is the American Dream? The idea of the American Dream still holds true today; be it wealth, love, or fame. But one thing will never change about the American Dream; everyone desires something in life, and everyone, somehow, strives to get it. Thus, the essential factors of Fitzgeralds and Gatsbys lives are proven to be prime examples of a typical person pursuing their own American Dream....