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    Many hope and pray that their dream and wishes come true‚ some do and some don’t. Most of them don’t and nobody can admit failure. They blame their loss on other people or obstacles that they faced along the way. American was considered “The land of opportunity”‚ or “The Golden door”. Many new immigrants sailed to America because they heard it’s where dreams come true. The “American Dream” so to speak. The American dream was the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and an upward social mobility

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    Unattainable American Dream Everyone has their own idea of attaining the american dream whether its tending rabbits or becoming the next billionaire. In Of Mice and Men Lennie’s dream is to tend rabbits on a little farm and George’s is to own a little piece of land and live off of it. The american dream is the belief that citizens will reach their goals in life whether by money or social class. Just like Lennie and Curley’s Wife they both have american dreams. Eventually most american dreams are smashed

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    The American Dream in the novel ‘Of Mice And Men’ by John Steinbeck Connor Hockley 9H In the novel Of Mice and Men a major theme is the journey to live out the American dream. The American dream is a difficult concept to describe because the dream may be different for different people. The American dream may also be different depending on the time period in which the person lives. A person living in the sixties may have a different dream than someone who is living in the nineties

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    Of Mice and Men Essay The American dream is something that all Americans try to achieve. Sometimes‚ the American dream cannot be achieved because of what you are in life. The dream is also attainable for people who are in a position for power. Of mice and men has shown us how the American dream can be possible for anyone‚ how it excludes some people from achieving that dream‚ and how people in a possession in power have a better chance of achieving the dream. The American dream is possible for

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    There was a lot of examples of the American dream but consequently most of the time the dream did not happen for example Curley’s wife‚ Lennie‚ and Candy. All of their dreams were killed‚ literally for two of them. Lennie’s American dream was to tend to his own rabbits‚ but that was spoiled. His dream was shattered because he was killed‚ he was killed because George his best friend killed him. Some people say he had to kill him and others say he shouldn’t of killed him‚ George killed Lennie

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    Of Mice and Men Essay The American Dream is a dream of a land in which life should be better‚ richer‚ and fuller and with opportunity for each. It is a dream of social order in which each man and woman should be able to achieve the fullest rank of which they are capable of‚ and be recognized for what they are‚ regardless of the circumstances of birth or position. Of Mice and Men takes place in the 1930’s of America during the Great Depression. The American dream is a significant motif in Steinbeck’s

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    March 2011 The Unachievable Dream “Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" is one of the most influential and famous phrases in the United State’s Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence encapsulates the original conception of the American Dream – the notion that every individual‚ regardless of their social upbringing‚ could have the opportunity to reach their full potential and live a comfortable lifestyle. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby takes place during the early

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    As technology and people have advanced‚ the American dream has progressed and has been altered from its true original form. The Legacy that once ruled America ended up with a modern twist. The American dream is that idea or not achievement that people make their life long gold. However‚ we may question how the American dream has been shaping American life styles. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the American dream and how it has been altered throughout many years and also how

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    and fantasize about a world living in the moment of the successful American dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s publication‚ The Great Gatsby‚ was an ironic treatment of the idea of success in America. The excessive use of Fitzgerald’s color imagery shows how the American dream inspires hope‚ yet is unattainable. Fitzgerald uses the color blue to illustrate the dreams of an unachievable side of reality. Gatsby‚ an East Egg entrepreneur‚ makes a fortune for the purpose of attaining

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    Dreams. Hope. Destiny. These three words have one thing in common‚ the American Dream. The American Dream is about liberty and the pursuit of happiness‚ the pursuit of dreams‚ it is about the ability to chase and follow your dream. That is what the American Dream is about‚ that is what Americans dream about‚ that is what Gatsby dreamt about‚ That was what Gatsby died for. However did Gatsby have to die or was there a chance that Gatsby could have challenged his fate? No‚ Gatsby was doomed from the

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