The Illusion and Reality: A Distressing Exploration of American Dream of Success

Authors

  • Priyank Sonwani Research Scholar, Department of English, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Author
  • Dr Ravi Kumar Yadav Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRHSS25216

Keywords:

American Dream, Identity, Illusion, Realism, Existentialism

Abstract

F. Scott Fitzgerald's body of work is a profound and poignant exploration of the illusion and reality of success. His characters are relentlessly driven by the American Dream, believing that wealth, social status, and material possessions will lead to happiness and fulfilment. However, through their tragic journeys, Fitzgerald reveals that this pursuit is a hollow one. The reality of success in his novels is not a glittering triumph but a moral and spiritual bankruptcy, a testament to the idea that the "dream" is a deceptive mirage that corrupts the very souls it promises to save.

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References

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribner, 2004.

Cullen, Jim. The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation. Oxford University Press, 2003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195158212.001.0001

Gross, Dalton. Understanding The Great Gatsby: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents. Greenwood Press, 1998. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216029892

Adams, James Truslow. The Epic of America Simon Pubns. 2001 Donahue 2013a.

Fitzgerald 1945, p. 15, "Echoes of the Jazz Age".

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Published

20-02-2025

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): January-February

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Research Articles

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How to Cite

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Priyank Sonwani and Dr Ravi Kumar Yadav, “The Illusion and Reality: A Distressing Exploration of American Dream of Success”, Int J Sci Res Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 43–48, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.32628/IJSRHSS25216.