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…Fitzgerald criticized the American Dream in The Great Gatsby through Gatsby and Wilson, and symbols such as Gatsby’s car. The American Dream is the pursuit of materialism, centralism, and idealized love. Gatsby’s character partially fulfilled…

…What is the American Dream? Ever since America has been explored and colonized, the conception of an ideolgical dream has been at the forefront. America has continually provided an arena for those individuals seeking economic, governmental, religious…

…To say that the 13 colonies were similar by the time of the Revolution is not completely true. Although the colonies may have been more united by the Revolution, they did not necessarily share all the same characteristics. Agriculturally the colonies…

…the soldiers. The rest of the world has no choice, they cannot deny us because we are key to their survival and they know it. Moral purity and the golden rule attitude are also considered a basic tenet of being a good American. However, these values can easily…

…American Politics in Transition For the United States, as for most states in the world, the 1980’s and 1990’s were a time of change and challenge. During this period the effects of change both within the US and internationally acted…

…“Un-American” what a word! Is it even a word? According to Noah Webster it is, and it is defined as uncharacteristic of America. What does that mean? Where did this word come from, who came up with it and why did the government and society use it so…

…The American Dream To everyone the specifics of their American Dream are different, but overall it all gets to one point…happiness; it does not matter how you get there. Even in the 1880’s happiness was the American dream. There is a definite…

…"What then is the American?" Jean de Crévecoeur stated in his story Letters from an American Farmer. His description of an American is a blessed man that should be idealized by Europeans, because in America you can marry whomever you fall…

…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…

…Critical Essay for English Individual Study "The characters in the texts deal with a shallow concept of success" Discuss in relation to Sam Mendes' American Beauty and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. "There are only two tragedies in life…