THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF DISTORTED VALUES IN AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY AND THE GREAT GATSBY

Valiyeva Irodakhon  Xafiz kizi

THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF DISTORTED VALUES IN AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY AND THE GREAT GATSBY

Authors

Valiyeva Irodakhon Xafiz kizi PhD STUDENT, Jizzakh State Pedagogical University

Keywords:

American Dream, distorted values materialism, moral collapse, social inequality, illusion and reality, consumer culture, social mobility, tragedy, literary analysis

Abstract

This article analyzes the transformation of the American Dream into a distorted system of values in An American Tragedy and The Great Gatsby. Through the analysis of Clyde Griffiths and Jay Gatsby, the study demonstrates how ambition detached from moral responsibility leads to personal and social tragedy. Drawing on literary criticism and socio-economic context, the paper argues that both novels expose the illusionary nature of success when it is defined solely by wealth and status.

References

Adams, J. T. (1931). The epic of America. Little, Brown and Company.

Dreiser, T. (1925). An American tragedy. Boni & Liveright.

Fitzgerald, F. S. (1925). The great Gatsby. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Lehan, R. (1990). Realism and naturalism: The novel in an age of transition. University of Wisconsin Press.

Trilling, L. (1950). F. Scott Fitzgerald. New Directions Publishing.

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Published

2026-05-09

How to Cite

Valiyeva Irodakhon Xafiz kizi. (2026). THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF DISTORTED VALUES IN AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY AND THE GREAT GATSBY. Ethiopian International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 13(5), 633–635. Retrieved from https://eijmr.org/index.php/eijmr/article/view/6697