Nick says that Gatsby “believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther… And one fine morning—” What critique of the American Dream is Fitzgerald making through this line?
Even if it is impossible to attain, the idea of the American dream is so wonderful that it motivates us to move forward each day.
No matter how fast you may run, the American Dream is unattainable
As we get older, we lose our ability to chase our dreams