Great Gatsby, October Sky Books???

Question

What is the American dream of the 2 main characters of these 2 books? Please answer. If not just post something that would help me with an essay.

Answer 1

Gatby dreamt of becoming rich--richer than his parents. The ultimate American dream.

The author of October Sky dreamt of becoming a rocket scientist but he cam from a family of coal miners. He became a scientist at NASA.