In what way has gatsby achieved the American dream? c. he made a fortune on his own. The "American dream" referred to home ownership, freedom, rights of men and women, and having a successful life (the dream to make children live an easier and fairer life). Gatsby has his image as the self-made man. And being self-made, rising from nothing to financial success, is the American dream. Gatsby is described as the physical embodiment of the American dream. He has lived the dream, rising from ashes to great wealth through nothing but his own hard work.
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story takes place in New York and in the city of Long Island during the summer of 1922.
