Themes: The American Dream + The Frontier Flashcards
what does the American Dream mean?
in this land of opportunity, anything is possible and anyone can be sucessful, no matter what their background is
a closely related version of the American Dream has a more practical side
it suggests that if you work hard and live an honest and respectable life, you are bound to improve your position in the world
the materialistic version of the dream
getting rich quick - this is what Gatsby believes in and does
as people from Europe traveled to America and the East started growing with towns and citys
“empty space” used by the native americans was taken up in the expansion
the midwest is presented as a place where you still find
basic American values - honesty, trust, innocence
Gatsbys father has these basic American values but
Gatsby views his father to be a failure
