American Idol: Making it Big

While discussing The Great Gatsby in class, one of the main ideas we have talked about is the "American Dream". Jay Gatsby is a perfect example of a person who started off as the son of unsuccessful farmers and, through years of hard work, ended up becoming an extremely wealthy man. One term that came up in this discussion was "making it big". It seems that "making it big" is closely linked with the term "American". For example, the TV show, American Idol, is all about making it big and singers fulfilling their life-long dream of becoming a superstar. The fact that the producers chose to have the word "American" in the title of the show seems to be an attempt to link their show to the idea of the American dream. Do you think American Idol actually represents the American Dream? Or do you think the producers are just trying to link them to make people have positive thoughts about the show?