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    THE GREAT GATSBY AND THE AMERICAN DREAM The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an excellent demonstration of life among the new rich during the 1920s‚ with people who had freshly accumulated an immense amount of fortune but had no subsequent social networks. The novel is a fascinating account about love‚ money and life during the 1920s in New York. It demonstrates the society and the accompanying principles‚ values‚ and dreams of the American population at that time. These principles‚ values

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    The American Nightmare The idea that anyone‚ regardless of ethnicity‚ religion‚ or socio-economic background can succeed through hard work is what is commonly referred to as the American Dream. This dream‚ regardless of whether it truly exists or not‚ is a pursuit of all Americans‚ and is what brings people from all four corners of the Earth to the United States of America. Most would view the desire to succeed and fulfill the “American Dream” as a valuable and praise worthy endeavor. Fitzgerald

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    In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ the playwright targets the theme of The American Dream and how it affects Willy and his family. Miller uses this time period to help develop the theme of The American Dream within the play. In 1949‚ America experienced an economic boom due to their success in WWII. Miller uses the character of Willy to demonstrate to the audience what the average individual in America was going through. Willy uses Biff as a representation of himself to reflect and

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    Pursuit of Happiness." This sentiment can be considered the foundation of the American Dream‚ the dream that everyone has the ability to become what he or she desires to be. While many people work to attain their American dream‚ others believe that the dream is seemingly impossible to reach‚ like F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby examines the "Jazz-Age" generation’s search for the elusive American Dream of wealth and happiness and scrutinizes the consequences of that generation’s

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    The American Dream After World War I‚ America seemed to guarantee unlimited financial and social opportunities for anyone willing to work hard – the American Dream. For some‚ however‚ striving for and realizing that dream corrupted them‚ as they acquired wealth only to seek pleasure. Even though the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby appear to adore the freedom of the 1920s‚ their lives reveal the decline of happiness that results when wealth and pleasure swallow them. Specifically

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    Juwan Henderson What is the American Dream? When individuals fail to live up to their ideals‚ this is when reality falls short of expectations. The quest to obtain what everyone really wants can be an all-encompassing one‚ requiring all of their devotion and effort. It is especially painful to see others possess what one cannot have. For the characters in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ these problems are all too real. Gatsby works for a lifetime to gain back what he feels is rightfully

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    Act 1‚ Scene 1 Miller begins his play with a bedtime dialogue between Willy and his wife‚ Linda.  Willy‚ an aging salesman‚ has just returned late from a business trip.  Linda is very concerned‚ asking her husband if he had a car accident.  Willy tiredly explains that indeed he did have a close call with his car‚ veering off the road on two occasionswhile enjoying the scenery.  Though at first Linda thinks that it’s a problem with the vehicle‚ eventually she attributes Willy’s driving problems to

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    Studieportalen.dk ~ The American Dream in Death of a Salesman ~ Death of a Salesman addresses the painful conflicts within one family‚ but it also tackles larger issues regarding American national values. The play examines the cost of blind faith in the American Dream. The American Dream is the idea‚ held by many in the United States of America‚ that through hard work‚ courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. These were values held by many early European settlers and have been passed

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    into the American Dream Wealth‚ material possessions‚ and power are the core values of The American Dream. Pursuit of a better life led countless numbers of foreign citizens to American soil desiring their chance at the limitless opportunity. Achievement of the American Dream is not always the achievement of true happiness. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby achieves the American Dream‚ but his idealistic faiths in money and life’s possibilities twist his dreams and life

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    The Great Gatsby: Corruption of the American Dream Historian James Truslow Adams says that “the American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately‚ and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely‚ but a dream of social order

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