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The American Dream

The American Dream. Its origins Its evolution Its relations with the characters in the book. Introduction. "Since its founding in 1776, the United States has regarded and promoted itself as a beacon of liberty and prosperity". Ideas of :. Freedom. Success. Happiness.

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The American Dream

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  1. The American Dream • Its origins • Its evolution • Its relations with the characters in the book

  2. Introduction "Since its founding in 1776, the United States has regarded and promoted itself as a beacon of liberty and prosperity" Ideas of : Freedom Success Happiness 1st by James Truslow Adams The Epic of America, 1931

  3. Origins

  4. Origins  Indian massacres   Map of the "New England"  Women working on a field

  5. Evolution

  6. Idea which has changed today Evolution • Opportunity to achieve prosperity & success • To grow up & receive a good education & career without artificial barriers • Industrial Revolution → Americans becoming rich and immigration from Europe because of : - Religious persecution (Jews) - Poverty (Italians) - Starvation (Ireland) • Money not important → Living a "simple" life “ […] to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining, golden opportunity […] the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him. ” Thomas Wolfe (American Writer – 1990 - 1938)

  7. Evolution Bill Clinton 42th President of the USA (1993-2001) Barack Obama 44th President of the USA (since 2009)

  8. Relations with the characters

  9. Relations with the characters • Attracted by the USA → For work, to become richer, to start a family → Same for América – NOT ACHIEVED – • Name referring to the USA ? • Man in search of the American Dream, but failed  Cándido  América • Have a big house in a rich neighborhood, a car, a family. → Same for Delaney, and he also has his car. – ACHIEVED – • Works very hard, to earn money and live well. • Has a simple but joyful life → Prosperity. • Symbol of the hard worker.  Kyra  Delaney

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