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    The American Dream- The Great Gatsby The so- called American dream is a theme that is presented throughout the Great Gatsby; in fact‚ many would agree that it is one of the main points that drive the novel. This idea of the American dream is quite simple; a person‚ when he works hard‚ will gain what he wants. The idea was of self-reliance‚ of the pursuit of happiness and of changing one’s life to something better‚ but which‚ as most things do when humans are involved‚ was corrupted‚ focusing mainly

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    The American dream is an illusion implanted in the minds of people that sets the bar for life achievement. American children are raised in a society that tells them that they can be anything they want to be as an adult‚ if children were able to read between the lines of their parents motivational speech there would be less confusion. What parents really mean to say is that it’s okay to be whatever they want to be when they grow up as long as it makes lots of money. After all in an excessive American

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    The Death of a Salesman The American Dream can mean many different things to many different people‚ but in a nutshell they all encompass reaping the rewards of hard work and excellence. The Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller was written in 1949 and has several aspects that pertain to The American Dream. This text really stood out to me because it is an example of that no matter how hard you work‚ you might not be able to reach The American Dream‚ but can still live in peace. Willy Loman‚ the main

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    The American Dream is the perfect life! Everyone has it all; big house‚ picket fence‚ rose bushes‚ good job‚ and love. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the American Dream is represented by romance‚ wealth‚ and enjoying life. The theme of the American Dream is portrayed through the love affairs and interests of the Great Gatsby. Tom and Daisy supposedly have the perfect marriage‚ but only because of lies and secrets. “Tom’s got some woman in New York…” (19). Their relationship is happy

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    We all have goals and dreams we want to accomplish. But the pursuit of a dream based on false illusions will ultimately lead to tragedy. This is true in Arthur Miller’s play‚ "Death of a Salesman"‚ and in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ "The Great Gatsby". In both works‚ the main character is in pursuit of a dream for success that ultimately causes his demise. The American Dream is the idea that through hard work‚ courage‚ and determination one can achieve prosperity. Based on the Protestant work ethic

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    The American Dream-an opportunity to start a new life with promising freedom. This idea seems to still go on today‚ in this century. Many people don’t think about what the aspects of the American Dream is‚ or what it is completely. Those who think about it‚ define it as kind of like a fresh start. Today‚ America still provides access to the American Dream as stated in The Great Gatsby‚ “The New Colossus‚” and “Looking toward the future.” In The Great Gatsby‚ James Gatz wanted to change his old life

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    The American experience is dreaming. People prefer to dream about their fantasies rather than face their sad depressing reality. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main idea is people tend to come up with unachievable goals in order to replace happiness with wealth. Gatsby spends his life wooing over a lost love from his childhood. As nick thinks about Gatsby’s life‚ he comes to the realization that Gatsby never truly had a chance at taking Daisy completely away from Tom‚ “He

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    The American Dream is defined as; the traditional social ideals of the United States‚ such as equality‚ democracy‚ and material prosperity. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the American Dream is clearly based on material prosperity. Nick Carraway narrates his account of Jay Gatsby’s extravagant life as a wealthy‚ charismatic man living in the West Egg Village of New York City. The desire to obtain wealth is evident in the novel‚ many of the characters demonstrate this‚ including

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    The American Dream: Revisited The American dream is different for every individual. This dream is an image of success that drives people to their own pursuit of happiness. It gives a chance for the underdogs to rise and let their dreams become a reality. The American dream has changed over the years. From having freedom of success to being better off than your parents were. People have a vest veracity of what their American dreams is. Whether it is love‚ a certain job title‚ or money the common

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    In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there are a number of ways Willy Loman shows his version of the American Dream. The most obvious way is him thinking that any man who is manly‚ good looking‚ charismatic‚ and well-liked deserves success and will naturally achieve it. Willy Loman buys into the dream so thoroughly that he ignores the tangible things around him‚ such as the love of his family‚ and imposes this dream on his boys who become paralyzed by the falseness of it. In the end

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