The Declination of the American Dream

The American dream is understood to be a theory that involves making efforts, decisions, and becoming successful by persistent actions. At the end of the First World War, American mentality started shifting from the effects of war violence. At the end of the war in 1918, most people in the country felt destruction and alienation caused by war. Belief of American dreams is rapidly disappearing. Society discovered that honor, devotion and courage do not protect them in warfare as they once thought.

Cody Liu Kelly GT Japanese 11 March 13, 2016 Decline of American dreams The 1920s was an era of serious change for many Americans. The American dream is a typical goal of the 1920s. Because individuals can achieve the ideal of prosperity of life regardless of family, career or social status. However, this era is full of temporary pursuit of greed, dishonesty, and satisfaction. This brought about the decline of American dreams as people built it over material wealth, not other aspects of American dreams like honesty and love.

People's trust in American dreams is declining, and 69% believe that obstacles to achieving this goal are unprecedented. Most people believe that American dreams are declining, but I think most people are still realizing their dreams - or they will soon think they will be a dream. Half of Americans say they are alive now, and more than one in five people say they can realize America's dream in their lifetime. However, despite the difficulties of the income disparity in the United States, Denmark is not necessarily comparable in this case. The author Richard Duffs said. Due to the middle class, everyone was exposed to dust. Why is this a problem? "

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his tragic love story and the decline of American dreams. However, what is not explored so much is the line drawn on the basic structure of the novel, dirt between the characters. Among them, the most restrictive of these boundaries is the social class, the relative wealth of people and the economic success. All social classes have certain attributes that have been discovered to some extent, in turn, they affect roles and their interactions. As the most obvious asset, wealth affects the struggle of each personality. For example, Gatsby focused on reconciliation with Daisy, but George Wilson focused more on maintaining his business. The middle class Nick has enough wealth to keep himself safe, but it is not enough to say that you are looking for lost love and buying a mansion from her house.