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As far as fulfilling the American Dream - the dream of success - is concerned, the heroes were quite successful, I think. Their ambition and perseverance brought them remarkable fruits. That is why they cannot be called the victims of it unless we consider that the American Dream is the love to a woman who returns the feelings and eventual marriage with her. Gatsby and Eden seem to me to be the victims of the unfortunate or misplaced love rather than the victims of American Dream.