【正文】 gress in American novels since Henry James.‖(Donaldson, 1984: 283) In this novel, with a brief and serious style, the author vividly described a tragedy caused by American Dream, and successfully molded a suffered figure Gatsby. He was the author‘s favorite character, in that they had many things in mon such as many experiences and spiritual virtues that are different from the prehension and chase to American life of mon people. Gatsby owned marvelous genius, inparable resolute romantic volition to his dream as well as his loyalty to his ideal, which won high praise of the author. The essay, on one hand, gives deep sympathy to Gatsby about his tragedy, on the other hand, it indicates that it is vain and dangerous to seek American Dream at that time. The paper is analyzing the inevitability of the hero Gatsby‘s tragedy by examining the essence of Gatsby‘s dream, the potential destructiveness in Gatsby‘s characters and socialbackgrounds that lead to Gatsby‘s destruction. I. Description of Gatsby‘s Dream A. Origin of Gatsby‘s Dream Gatsby‘s dream originated from the American dream, and the socalled ―American Dream‖, in American society, especially in the period of exploiting the New Continent, formed and developed a rather monly attracting ideal. It has long history dating from the period of European emigrants exploiting the New Continent, and this dream owns tremendous enough connotations of American desire and hope to spirits and materials. Consequently, many people defined it as the synthesis of Wealthy Dream, Transcendent Dream and Love Dream. Benjamin Franklin, the first and wellknown embodiment and advocate of American Dream in the world, edified and encouraged people how to enrich their families and to fulfill American Dream by their struggle, especial in his Autobiography. From the birth of it to 1920s, American Dream of owing the success in materials to the individual virtues and struggles, was always publicized by the people as powerful as possible, and then without doubtness it became the ideal which average American people tried their best to struggle for day by day, and the fundental spiritual strength which prompted American Capitalism prosperity and maintained capitalismsocial system generation by generation. Gatsby‘s American Dream originated from his childhood: ―Then he returned the wallet and pulled from his pocket a ragged old copy of a book called Hopolong Cassidy ―look here, this is a book he had when he was a boy. It just shows you.‖ He opened it at the back over and turned it around for me to see. On the last flyleaf was printed the word SCHEDULE and the date September 12, 1906 and underneath: Rise from be……………………………………… Dumbbell exercise and wallscaling………. Study electricity, etc…………………… …. Work ………………………………………… Baseball and sports………………….. Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it Study needed inventions…………….. ‖ ( Fitzgerald, 2021: 206) Abovementioned shows that on the last flyleaf of Hopolong Cassidy Gatsby used to read were recorded his transcending decision and a piece of strict timetable for working. Over so many years, Gatsby always persisted in it and observed it. From the Schedule, as everyone knows, Franklin and Addison, giving a good example, depended on the struggle by themselves and got a success at last and their stories, which made every one believe that each youth could bee a millionaire or the president of in the future. In their age, the novels describing American Dream were bestsellers, but they gave the preaching contents: As long as one person was honest, patient and independent, he would have the equality with every one to do everything, namely, it is possible for him ing from the poor family to bee a rich and noble person, while Gatsby was one of the believers of it. The dream which seemed to happen in fairy tales was the endless infinite power that encouraged Gatsby struggle for it. The author contact Gatsby‘s pursuit with European emigrants‘ ancient desire to New Continent, and Franklin, representing American Dream and its invert forms later, defined Gatsby‘s tragedy as huge historical background and deep typical senses. The traditional model of American Dream, as many critics and writers pointed out, were full of falsity, especially under the condition of capitalism developed rapidly, and polarization intensified increasingly. It made a point of evidence that Gatsby made a fortune, relying on personal virtues, diligence and frugality. Since his childhood, Gatsby used to abide by Franklin‘s teaching, and try to practice the main inquire of the traditional model, following his own prehension and the background of 20century society in . it is vagary for one person to e to the fore, who only depended on virtues, diligence and frugality, however, Gatsby?s story of getting rich just certified it. When he was young, Gatsby could not gain any appropriate consequence that he wanted to get, so that he was surrendered by his beloved lover Daisy, for he was penniless and fameless at that time. And later he absurdly became a millionaire. Obviously, it ought to be tremendous irony for him to believe in American Dream. By all appearances, as were same with other magnates at that time, Gatsby still understood and practiced following principles. Theoretically, borderland, (here referred to the whole American) were equal paradise to every one, and the reward pletely owed to diligence, frugality and good luckiness, but in fact, the rewarding often depended on trickiness, greed and mercilessness, as well as cruel ruthlessness and pletely rotten means. It is the American dream, but it is the origin of Gatsby‘s dream. B. Essence of Gatsby‘s Dream Even if his dream originated from American dream, the essence of Gatsby‘s dream is the essence of American dream. With his growing, Gatsby‘s