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THE AMERICAN DREAM

THE AMERICAN DREAM. An Introduction to the Idea and its Development. The Declaration of independence states:. All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. What is the American Dream?.

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THE AMERICAN DREAM

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  1. THE AMERICAN DREAM An Introduction to the Idea and its Development

  2. The Declaration of independence states: • All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.

  3. What is the American Dream? • The belief that every citizen can achieve a "better, richer, and happier life”. -James Truslow Adams (1931) • Democratic ideas mean that the American people can achieve prosperity through hard work.

  4. So,Think about gatsby’s 1920s: • Was it about achieving equality? -are people all treated equally? - Tom vs Gatsby; Tom vs Wilson • Was it about money? • Was it about happiness? So, which character has achieved THE AMERICAN DREAM?

  5. WHO REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN DREAM? Why or why not? • GATSBY? • TOM? • DAISY? • JORDAN? • NICK?

  6. F. Scott Fitzgerald • The wave of wealth and prosperity in the American 1920s led to a widespread criticism of materialism and consumption by many Modern authors, notably by Fitzgerald in his novel The Great Gatsby.

  7. F. Scott Fitzgerald • The Great Gatsby questions the American obsession with wealth, pointing out many of the flaws inherent in an idea of “success” built around wealth. • Implies that the American Dream might be dying – the positive aspects of the Dream might be being forgotten in favor of material wealth.

  8. WATCH: • The Great Gatsby: THUG NOTES • Gatsby's American Dream: Reading The Great Gatsby Critically, Chapter 1

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