In the article “Gatsby and the pursuit of happiness” we talk about the small details in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is argued that the underlying emotions in the book portray Fitzgerald's emotions in real life. Nick Carraway is the main character of this book and his father gives him advice. “Whenever you feel like criticizing someone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world have not had the advantages that you have had.” (The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald pg 1) This article believes that Nick Carraway was just an alter ego of Fitzgerald. Carraway has many of the same qualities as Fitzgerald. It is also argued that in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he is trying to teach other life lessons. Some examples of this are: “You are no better than anyone else.” and “No one is better than you.” (The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald pg. 34) This is a life lesson and good advice that the article tells. Another exampleHe talked a lot about the American dream in his work. The American dream is to live a perfect life, be rich and happy. F. Scott Fitzgerald manages to define, praise and criticize what is known as the American dream in his most successful novel, The Great Gatsby. It shows how wealth seems to be what everyone wants, but in reality it causes destruction. Fitzgerald talks about the West Egg in his book The Great Gatsby. The West Egg is where the "nouveau riche" live, those who made a lot of money by being entrepreneurs (or criminals) in the years after the end of World War I. These people are described as quite flashy, showy and clumsy. It's as if they don't quite know what to do with their newly earned wealth and so try to "copy" what they perceive as the possessions and ways of the rich. This is a clear condemnation of the excessive materialism that has been the result of American persecution