In a world where anything goes for the sake of self-advancement, a narcissist thrives. Narcissism is evident from the narcissism seen in Pygmalion to the classical narcissism seen in the story of Narcissus. The narcissism seen in the American Dream is the search for perfection, or a perfect object. This can be achieved through the narcissism described by Freud, where oneself is the vision of perfection by which all other people are to be measured and the only thing that matters and is worth investing in. Not only is classical narcissism observed, but also the narcissism explored by David Plant, Pygmalion Narcissism, in which the narcissist seeks to create a perfect object. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby is a great example of Pygmalion narcissism in the American Dream. He creates an object of perfection, Daisy Buchannan, and pursues her relentlessly, but she always remains out of his reach. He rejects all his imperfections and unloads them on the people around him; significantly about Tom Buchannan describes him as a despicable human being who turns the world upside down for his entertainment. As described by Plant, Gatsby's narcissism causes him to be perpetually stuck in a state of infantile emotions that control his actions and drive his desires. Once, however, confronted and denied by Daisy, again as expected by Plant, Gatsby collapses and is unable to bear the weight of all his shortcomings. His image of perfection repels him and his fragile mental psyche shatters. Jay Gatsby was the image of the American dream and in the end when he failed to achieve it he was crushed, his narcissism nurtured by the American dream would not allow him to believe he had failed and he died believing that Daisy was coming back to him, one last time . time placing himself above the “lesser” Tom Buchannan and satisfying his infantile narcissistic needs. The Great Gatsby has been an icon of the American dream for decades and expressly demonstrates how narcissism has become the symbol