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…The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels. This dream is different…

…The long sought, after "American Dream" may have only been a dream for Gatsby. He simply wanted too much of what really isn't there. A minor changing of the past is what really led to the demise of his dream. Daisy was under much stress, and her ability…

…. The American Dream promises prosperity and fulfilled desires as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. The American Dream is often considered to go hand and hand with good-naturednis. However in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby were…

…The Great Gatsby: The Pursuit and Corruption of the American Dream Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is the central concept, and this theme affects every character. Gatsby’s attempt to capture the American Dream…

…The Great Gatsby: The Pursuit and Corruption of the American Dream Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is the central concept, and this theme affects every character. Gatsby’s attempt to capture the American Dream…

…Many people throughout the United States have achieved their true american dream; the dream could be simple, such as just owning a small house. The dream could also be big, like having a high rank in the United States Army serving and fighting…

…American Dream of African American soldiers after WWI During World War I many things changed, lives were destroyed; dreams shattered, and many soldiers’ who went to war came back with a different view of life. This “lost generation” was one…

…The main theme in both stories The Great Gatsby and A Continuing Journey is the decay of the American Dream. Both authors Archibald MacLeish and F. Scott Fitzgerald show in their stories that the modern society is taking over and replacing the American…

…Often I hear my elders speak of the American Dream, and as often as I hear those words I wonder, what exactly do they mean. Webster defines the American Dream as an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity…

…American Dream Willy Loman is a man on a mission. His purpose in life is to achieve a false sense of the "American Dream," but is this what Willy Loman really wants? In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller analyzes the American Dream by portraying to us…