Jay Gatsby
The first character I chose is Jay Gatsby from the book The Great Gatsby. His American Dream is to be a better man than his father.Obstacles to achieving his dream were that he was born into a poor family and that he had to serve in the military. After he was discharged from the military he started to work towards his dream by becoming a bootlegger. It took him three years to buy his mansion by bootlegging. I believe that he was able to fulfill his American Dream because he became wealthy and was very generous. He did become a better man than his father.
George Milton
The second character I chose is George Milton from the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. He is a bindlestiff and travels everywhere with Lennie. George's American Dream is to buy a farm where he and Lennie can live in peace. His obstacles are his companion Lennie that isn't very bright and is a handful. The other obstacle is is that he is a bindlestiff and dosn't have the money to buy the land the farm is on. He tries to overcome these obstacles by keeping Lennie out of trouble and is working at a ranch along with Lennie so they can save up the money.In the End his dream dosnt come true because Lennie killed Curley's wife and he had to put Lennie down.