Since it's invention the "American Dream" has evolved and produced two very different forms, the original being a promise of a land of freedom, with opportunity and equality for all; where hard, honest work is rewarded with spiritual fulfilment and happiness. ... Ultimately both Fitzgerald and Miller see the American Dream as a failure. The American Dream, it's interpretation and the ways of achieving it, are very important underlying themes in both Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" (1949) and F. ... Thus, it may seem, personifying the "American Dream". ... So he sets out t...

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The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman are both explorations of the elusive and often unreachable vision of the American Dream. Jay Gatsby, the main character in The Great Gatsby, and Willy Loman, the main character in Death of a Salesman, both symbolize the American Dream. ... On the other hand, in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believes the American dream is to be not only wealthy but also happy and successful. ... Jay Gatsby's ideals were parallel to the typical American dream. ... Jay Gatsby ultimately failed in his pursuit of the American Dream. ...

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The American Dream is seriously flawed The presentation of the ideal of the American Dream is a mixture of contrast and confusion. ... Miller, their portrayals of the American Dream, its risks and dangers. ... This energy and light symbolise the vibrancy of ambition created by the American Dream. ... By becoming a salesman, he has embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the American Dream, "Why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time! ... This shows that the American Dream is seriously flawed; it encourages the inability to see...

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In the Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American dream as well as appearance vs. reality. ... In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway moved to West Egg to work as a bonds salesman. ... It becomes clear that the "death car" was Gatsby's. ... One of them is the concept of the American Dream. ... In a way, he did live the American Dream and impacted his only friend, Nick Carraway very deeply....

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After serving in World War I and getting an education at Yale, Nick begins work as a bond salesman. ... She encounters a violent death under the wheels of Gatsby's car. Gatsby intends to take full responsibly for Myrtle's death but, before he can he is found dead of a gun wound inflicted by George Wilson who then takes his own life. The Great Gatsby is a true American classic. ... The Great Gatsby represents the dwindling of " the American Dream" and offers an alternative to it. ...

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" This leads us to the next theme which is the American dream. The American Dream/ Wealth/ Dreams and Goals Many characters have the American dream in this novel such as Nick Carraway, the narrator throughout the novel, who moves to New York to become a bond salesman in hopes of making his own fortune. ... Another character who pursues the American dream is Myrtle Wilson who is sick of her husband and wants a taste of the finer life and so sleeps with a sleazy rich man in hopes of pursuing that taste and living a wealthier life as his mistress. Gatsby is also in pursuit of the American ...

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