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    October 30‚ 2007 Success‚ Comfort‚ Happiness‚ and Prosperity: The American Dream The ideology of the American Dream can be traced back to the flood of immigration in the early twentieth century. Families from European Countries sailed on boats from months to read the great promise America held. They left their home countries and everything they had to lead successful and prosperous lives in the US. Another form of the American Dream arose in the 1950s after the US successfully win World War II.

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    Death of a Salesman – A Shattered Dream” The American dream is the longstanding belief‚ held by members of its society‚ that anyone - regardless of race‚ creed‚ or socioeconomic status – could attain success‚ wealth‚ and prosperity. This dream has been both captured and eluded by many. These societal beliefs play a large part in Arthur Miller’s play‚ “Death of a Salesman”. "Death of a Salesman‚" tells the story of Willy Loman‚ a traveling salesman‚ who encounters frustration and failure

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    Mackenzie Boughen Mrs. Vrankic ENG 4U1 Monday‚ October-27-14 The Destructive American Dream in The Great Gatsby “Then wear the gold hat‚ if that will move her; If you can bounce high‚ bounce for her too‚ Till she cry ‘Lover‚ gold-hatted‚ high-bouncing lover‚ I must have you!’” (pg. 6). The Great Gatsby is an extraordinarily telling story of the fatal flaws within the ‘American Dream’‚ in disguise as a love story. It appears to be a novel portraying Jay Gatsby’s love for Daisy Buchanan when‚ in

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    The novel the great Gatsby tells a story about Gatsby’s " American dream "is a dream out of experience and its tragic ending. The root of the tragedy is that Gatsby didn’t realize his dream‚ also did not see Daisy’s true nature. Many people see gates than dream as the bursting of the "American dream"‚ in fact‚ Gatsby’s dream and not a real "American dream". The "American dream" is the dream of every citizen of the United States and has always been the pursuit has a long history.‚ in the middle of

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    What exactly is the American Dream some say its undeniable riches‚ others say having a family and a house. In his novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald suggest that the so called American Dream‚ is nothing but just a dream that can never be attanied. He uses characters like‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Gatsby to show the corruptness in old money and new money‚ and the dissatifaction of those who have everything but can’t fill the empty void that they seek. Fitzgerald uses the old money versus the

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    All the Wrong Dreams A wise man once said‚ "Nothing fails like success." One can appreciate the clever irony in this quotation by Gerald Nachman. In the complex and often very materialistic world we live in‚ the question of how to measure success and self worth is certainly a relevant one. This is the very question Authur Miller addresses in his 1949 play‚ Death of a Salesman. Death of a Salesman follows the character Willy Loman‚ whom many would argue has all the wrong dreams. As he slowly starts

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    The American Dream is an ideology that through hard‚ honest work and determination‚ you can achieve success in The United States of America. In the novel "The Great Gatsby"‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald alludes to the concept of The American Dream in a time just after World War 1 and he achieves this through many characters and the environment in which they live and interact in. The main character of the novel has often been characterized as a clear representation of The American Dream‚ which is a false statement

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    The American Dream in “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ that takes place in 1922 New York. The 1920’s‚ known as “The Roaring Twenties‚ is thought of being a time of extravagant parties‚ wealth‚ and materalistic values. Throughout this novel‚ there are many examples of people who are influenced by having the mind set of the American Dream‚ such as Myrtle‚ Daisy‚ and Tom. In "The Great Gatsby"‚ the American Dream emerges as a prominent theme throughout the

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    achieve the American dream.” - Tommy Hilfiger. For most Americans‚ the definition of the American Dream is a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and a high- class lifestyle for the family and children. This dream is achieved through hard work in a society with some barriers. The American Dream is a desire most people wish to achieve‚ however‚ even though this desire is achievable‚ it can also be easily corrupted. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ the theme

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    The Great Gatsby A person that pursues the American Dream often has the goal of being the wealthiest and‚ the most popular person around. This picture is also painted in F. S. Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ with Jay Gatsby being the “rich and the famous”. Mr. Fitzgerald communicates through this novel his own version of the American Dream with the symbolism indicated in the story. This novel takes place in the 1920’s during the Jazz Age‚ where drinking and living on the “line” is seen as being

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