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A Research Proposal on Literary Text/Film about the American
Dream
Abstract
The arguments regarding the American dreams have been
conveyed and shared in various ways including authorship and
theater. Fundamentally this research proposal seeks to provide a
comprehensive analysis of the text The Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Fitzgerald as well as the film produced about the novel. The aim
of this evaluation is to identify and discuss their difference s in
regard to their contribution to the topic of the American dream.
Introduction
The text The Great Gatsby narrows down the arguments to an
intense criticism of the American dream which is the belief that
anyone has the chance to succeed in America regardless of their
identity. Jay Gatsby is an excellent example of the person who
manages to overcome poverty and amass wealth in America.
However, the limited social cache barred him from attaining the
American dream.
Statement of the Problem
Americans woke up every day to what has lived to be described
that American dream which ultimately promises them a different
version of life. However, a good percentage of them only see
this as fallacious and unattainable since most of them still lead
poor lifestyles. Although the idea is still receiving substantial
support from those who believe in it, many Americans have
criticized it severally. With texts and films produced to explain
and provide the true picture and its implication, there is need to
evaluate these sources to ascertain how they promote the idea of

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Literature Review
The idea of the American dream has been clearly demonstrated
in the text The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald. According to,
(Fitzgerald) Nick reasoned that as wealth and dishonesty
influenced Gatsby's dream of Daisy, it is clear that the
American dream is purely chasing wealth. In the movie, there is
a difference in the depiction of the American dream. In the
novel, for instance, Gatsby tries to appeal to the families wi th
old money by throwing parties and doing all kinds of flashy
things (Luhrmann).
Conclusion
In conclusion, both the Fitzgerald and Luhrmann, in their work,
clearly portray the American dream despite the fact that the two
works were created at very different times in the American
history.
Works Cited
Fitzgerald, F S. The Great Gatsby. , 2013. Print.
Luhrmann, Baz. The Director. The Great Gatsby [Video file],
2013.
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The American Dream
Introduction
America has had some of the attributes that make it stand out
the global sphere. The country aims at ensuring that the citizens
receive the best services for its development. Some of the

3. include democracy, rights protection, equality, liberty and
opportunities for everyone.
Bloom, Harold, and Blake Hobby, Eds. The American Dream.
Infobase Publishing, 2009.
The book highlights on the Americans plan to addresses the
financial and economic disasters that America has been
experiencing in the past. The program will capture the lives of
local and Americans in Diaspora. Also, it addresses the health
development, prosperity of individual and personal growth.
Calder, Lendol. Financing the American dream: A cultural
history of consumer credit. Princeton University Press, 2009.
The text explores on what “The American Dream” entails to
those who do not understand it. Similarly, the text also
highlights the factors that led America to plan for this dream.
The means of financing the dreams are also addressed.
Fitzgerald, F S. The Great Gatsby. , 2013. Print.
The article dwells much more on the downside of the dream. It
states that the vision is focusing on making a lot of wealth
generation and is full of dishonesty. Thus the dream cannot be
argued to be for the development purposes but purely for
making of wealth.
Hill, Nancy E., and Kathryn Torres. "Negotiating the American
dream: The paradox of aspirations and achievement among
Latino students and engagement between their families and
schools." Journal of Social Issues66.1 (2010): 95-112.
The article highlights on the education system in American.
Education is a means of attaining a better life for the American
citizens. Therefore, every American parent has the obligation of
ensuring their children go to school. Moreover, the article puts
more emphasis on the relationship between parents and schools
to help in the realization of the American dream.
Jacobs, Lawrence, and Desmond King, Eds. The Unsustainable
American State. Oxford University Press, 2009.
The article explores the entire crisis that America has and still
undergoes making it unsustainable. There are the political
crisis, Democratic inequalities, and inequalities in the economic

4. sectors among others. The dreams aim at addressing these
disparities.
Messner, Steven F., and Richard Rosenfeld. Crime and the
American dream. Cengage Learning, 2012.
The book highlights how America has struggled to deal with all
forms of crime to achieve its goals of providing a favorable
environment for development. The book also addresses the
measures put in place by the government in curbing criminal
activities in every institution.
Work cited
Bloom, Harold, and Blake Hobby, Eds. The American Dream.
Infobase Publishing, 2009.
Calder, Lendol. Financing the American dream: A cultural
history of consumer credit. Princeton University Press, 2009.
Fitzgerald, F S. The Great Gatsby. , 2013. Print.
Hill, Nancy E., and Kathryn Torres. "Negotiating the American
dream: The paradox of aspirations and achievement among
Latino students and engagement between their families and
schools." Journal of Social Issues66.1 (2010): 95-112.
Jacobs, Lawrence, and Desmond King, Eds. The Unsustainable
American State. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Messner, Steven F., and Richard Rosenfeld. Crime and the

5. American dream. Cengage Learning, 2012.