Question

English help please! The Great Gatsby!

According to Fitzgerald, the people who pursue the American dream are______.

Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald suggests the American Dream is__________.

What does F. Scott Fitzgerald suggest about the impact of that pursuit through his depiction of Jay Gatsby and the people in Gatsby’s life? Additionally, Fitzgerald notes there is a consequence to pursuing the American Dream.

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Answer 1

foolish and doomed

again foolish and doomed

gatsby was surrounded by wealth but not one of the people cared for him (save nick) so I believe the warning is be careful for what you wish sort of an it's lonely at the top kind of thing.
gatsby was successful in wealth but not in his pursuing of daisy and the purpose behind that wealth