Gatsby
Synthesis Essay
“I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.”-Sandford Wall. The American is defined as the traditional ideals such as equality, democracy, and prosperity that serve as a common foundation for the people of the United States. In literary workings such as Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Great Gatsby, “The Necklace”, and “The Road Not Taken”, the authors prove that the American Dream is attainable due to the fact that many America’s are successful in acquiring independence, economic prosperity, and finding love.
One way in which the American Dream is achieved is through the acquisition of independence. The character Jaine in Their Eyes Were Watching God utilized the achievement of independence as her individuality to aid her in the pursuit of the American Dream. Particularly, the text states, “Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags and went about the house the next morning with her hair in one thick braid swinging well below her waist” (Hurston 85). This quote proves that Jaine is without hindrance and free from constraint. She refuses to follow Joe’s rule that deprives her of the ability to wear her hair how she pleases. She is becoming an increasingly individual person and defies the rules that obstruct her progression toward freedom and independence. Similarly, in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald further demonstrates that achieving independence bring one closer to the acquisition of the American Dream. Specifically, the text states, “I had a view of the water, a partial view of the neighbor’s lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month” (Fitzgerald 10). The quote portrays a character yet again achieving independence while striving to be a strong individual. Also, the presence of successful people only
“I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.”-Sandford Wall. The American is defined as the traditional ideals such as equality, democracy, and prosperity that serve as a common foundation for the people of the United States. In literary workings such as Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Great Gatsby, “The Necklace”, and “The Road Not Taken”, the authors prove that the American Dream is attainable due to the fact that many America’s are successful in acquiring independence, economic prosperity, and finding love.
One way in which the American Dream is achieved is through the acquisition of independence. The character Jaine in Their Eyes Were Watching God utilized the achievement of independence as her individuality to aid her in the pursuit of the American Dream. Particularly, the text states, “Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags and went about the house the next morning with her hair in one thick braid swinging well below her waist” (Hurston 85). This quote proves that Jaine is without hindrance and free from constraint. She refuses to follow Joe’s rule that deprives her of the ability to wear her hair how she pleases. She is becoming an increasingly individual person and defies the rules that obstruct her progression toward freedom and independence. Similarly, in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald further demonstrates that achieving independence bring one closer to the acquisition of the American Dream. Specifically, the text states, “I had a view of the water, a partial view of the neighbor’s lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month” (Fitzgerald 10). The quote portrays a character yet again achieving independence while striving to be a strong individual. Also, the presence of successful people only