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 American dream can be seen as what others not from America see commercialized as being great and everyone has money and no matter what they will be successful in the U.S. In the Great Gatsby we see a prime example of what this is in real life and what it really takes to become successful and gain money in the corrupt world. We see this in such situations of when Gatsby himself has become so successful and later in the book dies. This brings the idea of that Gatsby was able to achieve everything
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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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American dream – part 1(history) * Many people from England fled to the New World during the late 1500s and early 1600s in pursuit of their American dream. Their country was in a state of economic‚ political‚ and religious tumult‚ and they saw great potential in the New World. So they came to the America to start a new life‚ and create their perfect society. These immigrants fled from oppressive societies. Religious turmoil in England was surely the main cause for the immigration. Furthermore
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Death is always around us; it’s on every corner‚ in every room‚ completely unavoidable‚ yet somehow it still takes many of us by surprise. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald‚ the symbols for death are everywhere‚ yet aren’t bright in the light‚ making the tragic losses of those within the book unexpected and take us by surprise even though foreshadowed. From the seasons that occur‚ to the tired eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg‚ and even the gloomy Valley of Ashes. Death is
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upper class. Many interpret the American Dream as being this passage to high social status and‚ once reaching that point‚ not having to concern about money at all. Though‚ the American Dream involves more than the social and economic standings of an individual. The dream involves attaining a balance between the spiritual strength and the physical strength of an individual. Jay Gatsby‚ of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ fails to reach his ultimate dream of love for Daisy in that he chooses
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The Great Gatsby and The American Dream The American Dream is a way of life. The idea that if you work hard you will get lots of money‚ which in turn will make you happy. In the famous novel The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is the ultimate symbol of The American Dream. He started from nothing and worked his way up to the top. As The Declaration Of Independence says ‘All men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among
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In Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he symbolizes the American Dream in a variety of ways. The definition of American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. These qualities were quite popular around the time this book was published. This period in the book is described as the Roaring Twenties. Roaring Twenties is a term for western society/culture during the 1920s; It
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hope The American Dream is a naïve belief; it lies in the ideas of unlimited opportunity‚ impractical levels of success‚ and a perfect life. This Dream is particularly alluring for the poor‚ and immigrants fleeing oppression. It speaks of freedom and opportunity‚ a land full of unimaginable possibilities and endless wonder. From early colonists who left Europe as peasants and outcasts to seek land and wealth‚ to present day illegal immigrants hoping for a better life‚ the American Dream has drawn
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The American Dream is the idea that each U.S. citizen should be able to have the opportunity to achieve success by hard working and determination. In the book‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream in a different way. In 1920s‚ instead of heading towards a change for the better‚ they were thirsty for money. Which the immoralities and the downfall toward the American Dream. This shows how the people of the roaring 20s‚ cares more about how to earn money faster by corruption‚ then working
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