The American Dream is an unrealistic vision. It defines success as the measure of laborious work in a lifetime. The American Dream can deceiving, it isn't realistic in the end. Everybody wants to live the American Dream, because of how astonishing society makes it sound. People want to live this elegant lifestyle; of working hard to get a great amount of money. It implies that if you work hard enough, you will achieve great success. Anyone can succeed, but sometimes accomplishing goals comes easier to others. Throughout, "The Great Gatsby," Fitzgerald embodies his ideas of The American Dream through the characters Myrtle, Tom, and Jordan. In the novel, Tom Buchanan exemplifies powerful men and The American Dream. The American Dream is mostly about wealth, and having the most extravagant possessions. The people who succeed, and get to where they want to be in their life, may feel the desire to show off; they may feel more superior. In the novel, the men feel the only way to show a woman that they love them, would be to flamboyantly display their wealth. Tom Buchanan said, "I've got a nice place here." Tom simply states this. However, this shows how Tom knows he has an expensive home, and that he was not the slightest bit unsure about it. Tom has tons of money that he is proud of, and doesn't mind showing it off. Tom Buchanan lives The American Dream because of all of the money he had to spend, and the kind of life he was living. Myrtle craved being successful, and living the beautiful lifestyle of The American Dream. Sadly, not many people get there, and would do anything to live in that extraordinary way. Myrtle is one of the characters that could only hope to succeed. All she wanted was that superb life. Myrtle had said, "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman...I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe. " The American Dream is one of those ideals, that she would risk her life to get t