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Decline of The American Dream (Defining the American Dream (Shifting (Let…
Decline of The American Dream
Defining the American Dream
Symbolism
Nothing Gold Can Stay
American Dream = Yellow/Gold Leaves
Fragile
Temporary
Shifting
Let America Be America Again
Include people of different ethnicities
Changing with change in cultural climate
Generation defines dream
What happens to the American Dream in a Recession?
Shifts to be about survival rather than success
Original Dream = Wealth/Success
The Pursuit of Happiness
Poor Man achieves success through hardwork/struggle
The Princess and the Frog
Song: Almost There
Hard work = Success
Death of the American Dream
Symbolism
Nothing Gold Can Stay
American Dream = Yellow/Gold Leaves
Fragile
Temporary
Dead
The Great Gatsby
Gatsby = American Dream
Gatsby failed pursuit of Daisy = wealth does not equal happiness
Gatsby's death = death of dream
Gatsby wealth accumulated through shady means = impossible through hard, honest work
The American Dream and Identity
