Dreams Flashcards
1
Q
‘Nobody never gets to heaven; nobody get’s no land’
A
Crooks’ cynical attitude shows how black people were excluded from the American dream, but it could also show how the dream was a cultural myth.
2
Q
Curley’s Wife says ‘ I coulda made something of myself’
A
This variation of the American dream shows the sexism women face as she can’t achieve her dream.
3
Q
George says ‘ I think I snowed we’d never’
A
This shows how he knew the dream would never work out, showing how the American dream was unlikely to happen without companionship by your side.
