This American Life

overcoming of the culture of competitive alienation and domination for compassionate solidarity. This story will elaboration how the conventional tradition has impacted the modern ecological movement. Ruther wanted to make sure that…

“I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream” - Bruce Springsteen. American life is something presented to the eye in many different shapes and forms. One popular image is the idea of the American Dream. This dream is that any man or women, no matter who they are, can become successful in the work force of the United States. F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates this conflict between the American dream and American reality through characters in the…

green light is an unmistakable symbol used to show the American Dream and the failure of this dream. This green light holds all of Gatsby’s aspirations to attain the American Dream. Gatsby rose in life from having nothing to making a lot of money (through illegal means) thus he surrounds himself with material possessions in hopes to enticing his love, Daisy. I feel that that green light has many meanings. At first we believe that the American Dream was about happiness and individualism, but…

cravings for wealth, and extravagant parties all romanticized in the novel. Whatever it is People were looking to celebrate since WWI had just ended in 1918. People at the time wanted to treasure the importance of each and every day and wanted to live life to the fullest. The roaring twenties are remembered as a time of great technological advancements, flappers, and the birth of a new culture. The decade grew to be known as the roaring 20’s and the Jazz age. Although the people saw the 1920’s…

Life, it’s a journey we are all born into. Some of us grasp onto life and use its full potential, as others take the high road and use life as a chance of self exploration. The novel, “Into the Wild,” portrays a college graduate and successful homebody, Jonathan McCandless, taking a life’s journey that not even his parents expected. This character analysis will showcase how even in life when one is given everything, that we all have a choice to make our own path in life. The character analysis…

That it is nothing but a formality, a thing that exists but can be ignored. Just like the settlers Americans and any group/person in power they are train take and not take into consideration the people they are stealing from or the or the significance that it may have to the ones it belonged too. They want what they want and do not expect any resistance…

result of the fast changing world, people are losing sight of the simplicity of life. People in modern society concern themselves too much with gaining wealth and spending free time on technology. This could be a threat to a person’s ability to fully appreciate nature and to see their self worth. Henry David Thoreau, poet and writer, lived in the wilderness away from distractions to experience self discovery. Through this time, he discovered the importance of not allowing a modern society to…

Fitzgerald kills off the main character at the end of the Great Gatsby therefore he can address what directly represents the American dream. During the book The Great Gatsby certain moments’ drive evidence towards the American dream such as the death of Myrtle, and Gatsby’s murder. Fitzgerald demonstrates his positon on the 1920s wealthy American society through the choices to kill the main character Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s unexpected murder shows how the authors demonstrates that sometimes your…

The American Dream, is a belief that even the poorest people have a chance to become “someone” in life through hard work and determination. But not everyone agrees with this statement as seen with F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel,The Great Gatsby,as he portrays his opinion that the American Dream is dead through his various characters and his use of devices and symbols throughout the story. Fitzgerald shows how even when people try their best in completing their “American Dream” it is most…

F. Scott Fitzgerald takes the concept of the American dream and flips it to show that the dream will not always be the same as most people perceive it, and shows that loneliness drives the characters which leads to the destruction of lives. All of the main characters have their own view of an American dream. Daisy and Gatsby realize that money will never amount to happiness because they both feel lonely. By him taking the attempt to achieve his dream to an extreme, he has an effect on people’s…