This American Life

job, Gardner became a millionaire which naturally achieved him the American dream. Gardner’s life shows that it is possible to achieve the…

Emily Dickinson was an American poet who was noticed worldwide for her unique poems. Dickinson was known for her seclusion from the outside world and her reserved nature. She was one of the most influential figures in American literature. [Furthermore], she faced numerous fears and hardships throughout her life, which she used to write outstanding poetry while overcoming her problems. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. Dickinson was the middle…

For a long time, the American dream has been the idea in every American’s heart. They were attracted deeply by it and believed that in this free land, everyone enjoyed the equal opportunity, and if they worked hard, they would become a millionaire from a poor guy even without a pair of shoes. However, American Dream has become an increasingly significant theme in American literature of the 20th century. Fitzgerald names that period “the Jazz Age”. The American Dream is loaded with more…

The evolution of American literature has progressed since the time of the Puritans when they arrived in the New World. Now in the 1800s, Emily Dickinson writes condensed, but complex poems that express her thoughts of death, life, love, nature, and God. She becomes captivated by science and nature in her schooling, which she often writes about in her poems. Her poem numbered eighty-five and titled, “A Light Exists in Spring,” expresses Dickinson’s fascination with the nature and feeling of…

The American Dream “The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessary need to have an ivy league education or to have millions of dollars in start up money. It can be done with an idea, hard work, and determination.” The American Dream is based on equality, success, liberty, and rights. The American Dream should not get confused with greed. Money is a major part of the American Dream, which people can get addicted to. People live for money, they…

response shows that like Beneatha his English also contains slangs. George Murchison who is also Beneatha’s boyfriend is a man who has assimilated himself totally within the American culture, and speaks the kind of African American English, college going students speak but at the same time he speaks an English similar to the Americans. When Walter asks him what he is being taught at college, George replies: “You’re all wacked up with bitterness, man” (69). Later he tells Beneatha: “You’re a…

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” (Fitzgerald, 36) F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very complex writer. In his novels and articles he wrote many statements that were both cynical and romantic or comical with an undertone of depression. Fitzgerald’s main character in The Great Gatsby, Nick is a very cynical character, he proves to be very fragile as well. When Nick says “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I…

Eng 11 B6 26 January 2018 The American Dream Characters in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby achieve the American Dream by having the perfect family and love life with their spouse, having a lot of money and material goods, and being wealthy. Towards the end of the novel the main characters become obsessive over this perfect lifestyle. Gatsby’s infatuation for Daisy grows. Nick’s craving for this lavish lifestyle causes him to lose himself. Gatsby’s strive for the American Dream is ultimately the…

The American Dream: Evaluated Through The Death of Ivan Ilych The dictionary definition for the American dream is “A life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S.” (Dictionary.com). Sounds perfect does it not? However, Ivan in Leo Tolstoy’s novel The Death of Ivan Ilych, appears to be pursuing the American Dream. He has a position with great power and status, possessions, and an excellent salary; every action he makes is based on a desire for…

Professor Behr American Lit 222 10/13/15 American creator, writer, naturalist, visionary, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau was a prosperity to American Literature for a long time. Thoreau once said, "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation". This quote originated from his book, Walden which focuses on communicating a visionary and naturalist point of view on life and recognizing the world around you. This quote can be interpreted as Thoreau saying that you should lead a life of…