American dream theme

Introduction: What is the American dream? 1.“Rags to Riches” theme 2. Social side. 3.Discrepancy between the illusion and reality 4.The influence of recent history events on American Literature +Glass Menagerie example Conclusion: William Faulkner encouraging speech The American Dream is an alliance/combination of spiritual desire; the material enterprise/adventure and the quest for freedom and equality that led to the founding of this nation. (= a mixture of what early settlers dreamed of when they founded …showed first 75 words of 934 total…

…showed last 75 words of 934 total…her past, the daughter’s fragile fantasies cannot remain intact in this shabby/mean/ragged urban setting. To those who fear that faith and optimism (American Dream) have disappeared in the 20th century; WILLIAM FAULKNER in his Nobel Prize speech points towards the aspirations of modern humanity and compassion. He reminds the writers of their special duty to lift the “Heart of Humanity” by chronicling it’s nobility and encouraging his dream.(see the speech)