James Truslow Adams

In the Declaration of Independence the American Dream is referred to as, “all men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.” In Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is shown to have changed from 1776. Most people are now more consumed in material wealth and success, and they often tend to abandon their morals on their path towards their superficial desires; Fitzgerald expresses the idea…

Biff professes, "Pop! I'm a dime a dozen, and so are you!" This aggravates Willy, who protests, "I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!" (Miller PAGE #) Willy Loman was just an ordinary man; in an extraordinary tragedy. In his mind, he believed that he was a rare, unique individual; when in reality, we was just an average man. Throughout death of a salesman there are many different motifs. A motif is a recurring subject, theme, idea, or phrase; motifs are very common…

At the beginning of this semester, students were asked to read three memoirs in order to have a better understanding of “the American Dream” with the intention to learn more about the American history. These memoires were Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska, Growing Up by Russell Baker and Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody. The three memoires provide readers with stories explaining the struggle that each main character had to go through while chasing “the American Dream.” Due to the fact…

Richard Trumka, an organized labor leader, believes that, “Without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard works lays the foundation. Our solidarity makes work pay-for all of us. For the greater good. That’s what our vision of shared prosperity is all about”. The American Dream is associated with the desire for wealth and happiness, and in the 1920’s, the notion of the American Dream was plagued by greed. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, explores the lives of…

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness" -Charles Spurgeon. This quote is manifested within the lives of both Daisy and Gatsby. One of the central themes of The Great Gatsby is that money can’t buy happiness, which is displayed by the failure of Gatsby’s dream and Daisy’s jaded nature. Throughout the entirety of the novel, Gatsby throws extravagant parties and fabricates stories of his past in order to attract Daisy to his parties. According to Jordan Baker “ .…

Everyone has an American dream, it might not be planned out precisely but almost everyone knows what they want for themselves. For some it’s wealth and popularity, for others it’s happiness and an enjoyable life. Whatever the case is, the American dream is broad and it is not going away. In the novel The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald Grant, Gatsby’s true American dream is to be with the love of his life, Daisy. The American dream that Gatsby is chasing is a possibility in today’s world because…

“The American Dream” was put into different context by Fitzgerald. In the book Gatsby says “If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay," said Gatsby. "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock." (Gatsby 121-122) Which relates to how Gatsby always thought there were endless possibility. Fitzgerald was trying to show the reader about how having a mind like this is good and bad . Another quote is “It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism…

The American Dream is the belief that anyone in America can be successful through perseverance and through hard work. In The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby is an extremely wealthy and popular man, however, he was not born into money. Gatsby was born into a poor family on a farm in North Dakota but left that life behind in order to pursue more for himself, he always thought he was too good for that lifestyle. As a soldier in World War I he meets Daisy and instantly falls in love…

The American Dream; the dream that every American citizen had an equal opportunity to have a family, become successful, and so much more through hard work and determination. For many this “dream” was one of the main pulls to move to the US and for many they truly believed that they could achieve this fantasy. Many say that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book “The Great Gatsby” is the essence of what the American dream is and describes what most people got and will get when coming to America. The book…

The American dream is webbed throughout The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, very expertly hid a pattern of what he thought of the American dream in his characters’ motives and the motif of the book. Even though he expresses his opinion on the American dream through his characters, he makes sure to make slight differences between each character’s dream. Some characters dream for wealth, some for love, and others dream for a family. Like most Americans, the characters in the book…