1. The American Dream is seriously flawed
There are two sides to the Dream; one is the idealised version, which indicates that the Dream is about belief in immeasurable possibility, that there are no limits to what can be achieved. ... Myrtle has "an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering." ... "Drifted" shows they moved about, forever seeking something. The idea that Daisy has never had to "plan" for anything, hints that she has no ideas about her future. ... By becoming a salesman, he has embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the A...
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