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…“I don’t dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living.” These words of Steven Spielberg echo the idea of the American Dream, where virtues of hard work and ambition can take one anywhere. Generically defined, the American Dream means…

…In The Great Gatsby, one of the predominant themes is the death of thee American dream. In this, F. Scott Fitzgerald is showing how the American dream has become corrupt and that the dream is dead.. The Great Gatsby took place in the roaring twenties…

…The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. The American Dream boils down to money. Jay Gatsby, that through wealth and power, one can…

…The American Dream What is the American dream? I decided to ask a few people as to what they thought it was. One person told me that the American dream was to be rich. Another person told me it was having a perfect family situation. The last…

…Everybody has a concept of "The American Dream". Merriam-Webster's definition is: an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity. To achieve the American Dream, a person should have money, upward mobility, cars…

…The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a portrayal of the withering of the American Dream. The American Dream promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. A product of the frontier and the west…

…The American Dream was the philosophy that brought people to America and to start a new life in a strange, foreign land. Due to this dream, it was believed that America was the land of opportunity, wealth, and prosperity. The dream consists of three…

…The American dream can be interpreted by people in a number of ways. However a person interprets this dream, their desires are based on a few key aspects that are the foundations of this country. These characteristics are power, freedom, and happiness…

…The Great Gatsby: The American Dream "Their love is founded upon feelings from the past, these give it, notwithstanding Gatsby's insistence on being able to repeat the past, an inviolability. It exists in the world of money…

…1.In general, the American Dream is John Winthrop's theory of "A City upon A Hill." John Winthrop was a Puritan and had a theory of building a perfect society. He wanted people to admire and take after his perfect community. To me, it means to have…