How does Gatsby accomplish or fail to accomplish his American dream

Question: How does Gatsby accomplish or fail to accomplish his American dream? / How was Gatsby’s dream as a version of American dream?

Hypothesis: Gatsby does accomplish his American dream

Method: analyze the context of novel, contect your understanding and context, etc.

Textual field: novel

Passages: Gastby’s diary (be a better man); Green Light passage; End of novel; passage about dreams; passages about Gatsby’s hard working; passages about Gatsby’s self-made; etc.

(Professor’s suggestion: can utilize “Horatio Alger” Rags to riches)