Prompt #2 “ Is Gatsby’s desire for success—however we define it—evidence of the American dream, obsession, a personal sense of honor, or something else? Does Gatsby symbolize our culture and even our own desires, or is he an outlier?“ Gatsby Essay Gatsby was living a dream. The desire to not only be rich but also have Daisy in his life was evidence of both the American dream and obsession. Although, others would argue that gatsby was not living a happy life but only doing it to make himself look better. With that being said Gatby was pursuing and achieved the American dream throughout his life. The desire of living the American dream was always in gatbys mind ever since he was a young 17 year old. We first find out about gatsby wanting to live the American dream when he tries to get with daisy but things don’t really work out between them. One of the main reasons gatsby initially wanted to pursue the American dream was mainly for daisy. The second reason is ga