“There is hardly a nation or a person without a dream.”(Shestakov) Dreams are essential parts to the creative process of humans. It is through dreams that the impossible becomes possible and reality begins to take different shapes. The American Dream, just like any other dream, contemplates the possibility that through effort and dedication any person, no matter class or rank, can achieve success and wealth. Romantic and optimistic is the idea that the poor can achieve as high or a higher rank then the wealthy. In Winter Dreams, F. Scott FItzgerald plays around with the notion of the American Dream and critiques the American Dream as a form of happiness. Dexter Green, the main character of Winter Dreams, experiences the American Dream, as he achieves
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As a young men Dexter had little wealth, which is why he was a caddy for wealthy golfers. To go from little to extreme wealth is another form of achieving the American Dream. “He made money. It was rather amazing.”(735, Ln 15) Economically speaking, the roaring twenties were a time in which the lower class had the dream of become rich and achieving extreme wealth. Wendy Perkins, Professor in the English Philosophy department at the University of Wisconsin, declares that the American Dream was, “The belief that anyone could achieve financial success.” This dream, or rather belief, kept people, especially the lower class, with hopes of a better future. After the first world war, Americans loss touch with their moral values causing a time of great rebellion to pre established social beliefs. It was during this time that lower class citizens began challenging the notion of wealth and social status by achieving greater or equal wealth to the elite members of the high class. Through this challenge, Americans were trying to seperate from the monarchy that existed in Great Britain, which had followed into the newly established
As a young men Dexter had little wealth, which is why he was a caddy for wealthy golfers. To go from little to extreme wealth is another form of achieving the American Dream. “He made money. It was rather amazing.”(735, Ln 15) Economically speaking, the roaring twenties were a time in which the lower class had the dream of become rich and achieving extreme wealth. Wendy Perkins, Professor in the English Philosophy department at the University of Wisconsin, declares that the American Dream was, “The belief that anyone could achieve financial success.” This dream, or rather belief, kept people, especially the lower class, with hopes of a better future. After the first world war, Americans loss touch with their moral values causing a time of great rebellion to pre established social beliefs. It was during this time that lower class citizens began challenging the notion of wealth and social status by achieving greater or equal wealth to the elite members of the high class. Through this challenge, Americans were trying to seperate from the monarchy that existed in Great Britain, which had followed into the newly established