America was prosperous in material terms in the 1920 s but meanwhile experienced severe spiritual crisis at the same time."Traditional morals and values were challenged, and even‘American Dream'as the symbol...America was prosperous in material terms in the 1920 s but meanwhile experienced severe spiritual crisis at the same time."Traditional morals and values were challenged, and even‘American Dream'as the symbol of American spirit,was questioned."1 Under the urge of monetary benefits, lies made up by different main characters in the mere pursuit of their American dreams but end with the deceptive illusions.The article mainly reveals a recession of Americans' values in the form of self-centered falsehoods hidden in the prosperous surface of Jazz Age.展开更多
Focusing on Gatsby's dream in The Great Gatsby, I attempt to analyze the reason for the disillusionment of American Dream at the historical time of the 1920 s. From the micro perspective, Gatsby has four times of ...Focusing on Gatsby's dream in The Great Gatsby, I attempt to analyze the reason for the disillusionment of American Dream at the historical time of the 1920 s. From the micro perspective, Gatsby has four times of disillusionment altogether. The first one was from his birth to his leaving home, the second disillusionment came after his under Dan Cody's patron for several years, ended by Cody's sudden death leaving Gatsby no money actually inherited. His third disillusionment was the frustration of his love for Daisy as Daisy married to Tom Buchanan. Finally, his fourth disillusion brought him away altogether with his death, after the car accident committed by Daisy and Gatsby was mistakenly regarded as the murderer. In a macro perspective,Gatsby's death in the novel symbolizes the disillusionment of American Dream in the Jazz Age.展开更多
From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Gre...From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Great （iatsby. By analyzing specifically that Gatsby＇s dream of love and status is shattered by the cruel reality, that Nick＇s dream of success by his own efforts is smashed easily by the crazy society, that Myrtle Wilson＇s dream of rich life is destroyed by the wasteland of morality in 1920s, this thesis reveals that the active American Dream has become an excuse of greed, and reflects people＇s disillusionment and void in that times.展开更多
Peter Carey,at present,is honored as the pioneer of the avantgarde.He published his first short stories the Fat Man in History in 1974 that made him leap into fame.He was regarded
Chinese dream and American dream reach the same end by different means. So Chinese dream and American dream are similar, they are expressed in different ways, and different expressions originate from different culture...Chinese dream and American dream reach the same end by different means. So Chinese dream and American dream are similar, they are expressed in different ways, and different expressions originate from different cultures and civilizations. So how to facilitate cross-cultural understanding？ I have three points： first, recognize the diversity of Western civilization; second, striking a connection between China and the West; third, a reflexive approach.展开更多
Consumption has been paid much more attention in China in recent years and it is more popular in literature as well. This paper is trying to analyze the disillusionment of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby from t...Consumption has been paid much more attention in China in recent years and it is more popular in literature as well. This paper is trying to analyze the disillusionment of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby from the perspective of consumerism. Readers can better learn about Gatsby＇s wasteful, luxurious and lavish consumption through the analysis of his great ambitions so that his twisted consumption impacts his wrong words and deeds and conduces his disillusionment of his American Dream.展开更多
Focuses on the modern American Dream,with the movie the Pursuit of Happyness as the background,this paper analyzes every hero's American Dream in the movie and the hard process of pursuing the dreams so as to make...Focuses on the modern American Dream,with the movie the Pursuit of Happyness as the background,this paper analyzes every hero's American Dream in the movie and the hard process of pursuing the dreams so as to make people rethinking the American Dream expressed in the movie and understanding the distinct characteristics of the modern American Dream.展开更多
As one part of social ideology,Country Dream not only deeply engraves in the people’s heart but also continuously pushes the country forward.American Dream and China Dream are widely adored by its people respectively...As one part of social ideology,Country Dream not only deeply engraves in the people’s heart but also continuously pushes the country forward.American Dream and China Dream are widely adored by its people respectively.This thesis is designated to unearth the differences between American Dream and China Dream.It is hoped that readers will develop a more objective understanding of the two concepts.展开更多
In the twenty-first century, American dream remains an important element of the nation＇s identity, and it has been proven to be amazingly elastic and durable for hundreds of years, transcending time, space, racial, a...In the twenty-first century, American dream remains an important element of the nation＇s identity, and it has been proven to be amazingly elastic and durable for hundreds of years, transcending time, space, racial, and class lines. This paper explores the concept of American dream via interpreting postmodernist writer Donald Barthelme＇s The Glass Mountain. By briefly reviewing the evolution of American dream and drawing parallel between the reflection of American dream in the fairy tale, and in Donald Barthelme＇s The Glass Mountain, this paper argues that American dream becomes a myth when it is decoupled from common good, and reduced to merely material pursuit. It does not represent ＂a better, richer and fuller life＂ any longer. Instead, it is deformed by the harsh social reality and degenerated into material possession and the means to fulfill this dream cannot be justified sometimes. Exploring the reality behind absurdity via interpreting the postmodernist techniques employed by Barthelme, the paper reinforces its argument.展开更多
Theodore Dreiser’s novel Sister Carrie is the representative of studying the disillusionment of the American Dream.Since the publication of Sister Carrie,there have been many critics who commented on this work,and it...Theodore Dreiser’s novel Sister Carrie is the representative of studying the disillusionment of the American Dream.Since the publication of Sister Carrie,there have been many critics who commented on this work,and its main character Sister Carrie is a controversial person.Dreiser was criticized by critics and readers because he didn’t give any comment on her degener ation.This thesis tries to analyze the causes of this tragedy.In the end,the paper draws the conclusion:the American Dream looks beautiful,but to some extent it is not reliable,just like the foam of soap.It only gives people an illusion.So Carrie’s tragedy is in evitable.展开更多
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,bu...Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,but finally the dream fails and he is mur-dered.In the novel Fitzgerald combines the symbol of colors with theme of the novel"the disillusion of American dream"tightly and wit-tingly creating an organic unity like nature itself.Via analyzing such writing skill,let readers have a better understanding of the essenceof American Dream and the luxurious and decadent living conditions and perplexed and blank mental states of the lost generations afterWWI.The Great Gatsby;展开更多
From the aspect of consumerism to this text analyze Sister Carrie's"American dream"destruction. The author wholly and deeply analyzes the embodiment of consumerism in Dreiser's Sister Carrie and Drei...From the aspect of consumerism to this text analyze Sister Carrie's"American dream"destruction. The author wholly and deeply analyzes the embodiment of consumerism in Dreiser's Sister Carrie and Dreiser's outlook and values under the effect of consumerism. To prove that the reason for destruction of Carrie's American dream is consumerism.展开更多
As the spokesman of the Jazz Age, F.Scott.Fitzgerald revealed the disillusionment of the American Dream in his master-piece The Great Gatsby under the background of the 1920 s, or the Jazz Age.In the novel, the protag...As the spokesman of the Jazz Age, F.Scott.Fitzgerald revealed the disillusionment of the American Dream in his master-piece The Great Gatsby under the background of the 1920 s, or the Jazz Age.In the novel, the protagonist Jay Gatsby devoted his life to chasing his dream but was confronted with complete corruption in the end.This paper tries to enclose the tragic roots and causes of the doom of Gatsby's dream from three dimensions, i.e. Gatsby's innocent attitude toward social class distinction, his blind faith toward ideal love, and the cruelties of society.展开更多
TEAM3D热情、奉献与纪律：Team3D的美国梦Desire Dedication Discipline:The American Dream of Team3D Team 3D的故事,是一个美国梦的故事。至少Team 3D的历程,符合无数青年人的梦想。在一种具有包容性的文化下成长起来的年轻人,多元...TEAM3D热情、奉献与纪律：Team3D的美国梦Desire Dedication Discipline:The American Dream of Team3D Team 3D的故事,是一个美国梦的故事。至少Team 3D的历程,符合无数青年人的梦想。在一种具有包容性的文化下成长起来的年轻人,多元化的生活方式的理念已经深入人心,在这样的背景下,成功的外延被无限的放大。从Volcanno登上华盛顿邮报开始,标志着Team3D代表的独立自主的思想被西方主流社会所认知。展开更多
You may have heard of the"American Dream",an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.It began as a belief that the US was a land of"opportunity,and that anyone could achieve succes...You may have heard of the"American Dream",an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.It began as a belief that the US was a land of"opportunity,and that anyone could achieve success through hard work.At times,the dream has referred to home ownership,a good job,retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.Yet today,this concept seems to have greatly changed.As Time magazine pointed out,quite展开更多
The American dream is an ever recurring theme in American literature,in which The Great Gatsby is a classic work by Fitzgerald. This paper will attempt to explore how the title role of this book represents the America...The American dream is an ever recurring theme in American literature,in which The Great Gatsby is a classic work by Fitzgerald. This paper will attempt to explore how the title role of this book represents the American dream with its specific characteristics endowed by the age of 1920s. After an analysis of the corrupted nature of the American dream in the 1920s,the paper arrives at the conclusion that the American dream then is doomed a disillusionment.展开更多
This paper gives a brief introduction to Arthur Miller and his Death of a Salesman and analyses the thematic significance of this drama.We will discuss how the American dream came into being in the dimensions of relig...This paper gives a brief introduction to Arthur Miller and his Death of a Salesman and analyses the thematic significance of this drama.We will discuss how the American dream came into being in the dimensions of religion,politics and economy,and how the tragedy of the American dream is reflected in Willy's mind and the causes of such a tragedy which reveals that the mere pursuit of wealth results in spiritual exhaustion and brings about tragedies.It calls on people to pay close attention to the value of life,the fate of the mankind and the future of society and to ponder on them so that man can make for a perfect realm.展开更多
American Dream refers to the belief of the majority of Americans.Through hard work,thrift,and determination,they can surely achieve a better life and live a comfortable life.Such an American Dream has a profound influ...American Dream refers to the belief of the majority of Americans.Through hard work,thrift,and determination,they can surely achieve a better life and live a comfortable life.Such an American Dream has a profound influence on several generations of Americans.American Dream has a close relationship with people' s working life and cultural activities.Death of a Salesman is a typical play about the pursuit and the illusionary of the Dream follower.In Death of a Salesman,the American Dream is the main hero as well as Willy Loman' s spiritual pillar.The pursuit,the realization,and the disillusionment of the American Dream develop with Willy and his family.展开更多
All the Americans cherish a beautiful myth in their hearts,which is called The American Dream.And in nowadays movies play a more and more important role in the American culture,as well as being a reflection of the Ame...All the Americans cherish a beautiful myth in their hearts,which is called The American Dream.And in nowadays movies play a more and more important role in the American culture,as well as being a reflection of the American culture.The paper discussed this theme through explaining the four well-known American movies:The Great Gatsby,Foreest Gum,Born On The Fourth Of July And American Beauty.展开更多
文摘America was prosperous in material terms in the 1920 s but meanwhile experienced severe spiritual crisis at the same time."Traditional morals and values were challenged, and even‘American Dream'as the symbol of American spirit,was questioned."1 Under the urge of monetary benefits, lies made up by different main characters in the mere pursuit of their American dreams but end with the deceptive illusions.The article mainly reveals a recession of Americans' values in the form of self-centered falsehoods hidden in the prosperous surface of Jazz Age.
文摘Focusing on Gatsby's dream in The Great Gatsby, I attempt to analyze the reason for the disillusionment of American Dream at the historical time of the 1920 s. From the micro perspective, Gatsby has four times of disillusionment altogether. The first one was from his birth to his leaving home, the second disillusionment came after his under Dan Cody's patron for several years, ended by Cody's sudden death leaving Gatsby no money actually inherited. His third disillusionment was the frustration of his love for Daisy as Daisy married to Tom Buchanan. Finally, his fourth disillusion brought him away altogether with his death, after the car accident committed by Daisy and Gatsby was mistakenly regarded as the murderer. In a macro perspective,Gatsby's death in the novel symbolizes the disillusionment of American Dream in the Jazz Age.
文摘From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Great （iatsby. By analyzing specifically that Gatsby＇s dream of love and status is shattered by the cruel reality, that Nick＇s dream of success by his own efforts is smashed easily by the crazy society, that Myrtle Wilson＇s dream of rich life is destroyed by the wasteland of morality in 1920s, this thesis reveals that the active American Dream has become an excuse of greed, and reflects people＇s disillusionment and void in that times.
文摘Peter Carey,at present,is honored as the pioneer of the avantgarde.He published his first short stories the Fat Man in History in 1974 that made him leap into fame.He was regarded
文摘Chinese dream and American dream reach the same end by different means. So Chinese dream and American dream are similar, they are expressed in different ways, and different expressions originate from different cultures and civilizations. So how to facilitate cross-cultural understanding？ I have three points： first, recognize the diversity of Western civilization; second, striking a connection between China and the West; third, a reflexive approach.
文摘Consumption has been paid much more attention in China in recent years and it is more popular in literature as well. This paper is trying to analyze the disillusionment of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby from the perspective of consumerism. Readers can better learn about Gatsby＇s wasteful, luxurious and lavish consumption through the analysis of his great ambitions so that his twisted consumption impacts his wrong words and deeds and conduces his disillusionment of his American Dream.
文摘Focuses on the modern American Dream,with the movie the Pursuit of Happyness as the background,this paper analyzes every hero's American Dream in the movie and the hard process of pursuing the dreams so as to make people rethinking the American Dream expressed in the movie and understanding the distinct characteristics of the modern American Dream.
文摘As one part of social ideology,Country Dream not only deeply engraves in the people’s heart but also continuously pushes the country forward.American Dream and China Dream are widely adored by its people respectively.This thesis is designated to unearth the differences between American Dream and China Dream.It is hoped that readers will develop a more objective understanding of the two concepts.
文摘In the twenty-first century, American dream remains an important element of the nation＇s identity, and it has been proven to be amazingly elastic and durable for hundreds of years, transcending time, space, racial, and class lines. This paper explores the concept of American dream via interpreting postmodernist writer Donald Barthelme＇s The Glass Mountain. By briefly reviewing the evolution of American dream and drawing parallel between the reflection of American dream in the fairy tale, and in Donald Barthelme＇s The Glass Mountain, this paper argues that American dream becomes a myth when it is decoupled from common good, and reduced to merely material pursuit. It does not represent ＂a better, richer and fuller life＂ any longer. Instead, it is deformed by the harsh social reality and degenerated into material possession and the means to fulfill this dream cannot be justified sometimes. Exploring the reality behind absurdity via interpreting the postmodernist techniques employed by Barthelme, the paper reinforces its argument.
文摘Theodore Dreiser’s novel Sister Carrie is the representative of studying the disillusionment of the American Dream.Since the publication of Sister Carrie,there have been many critics who commented on this work,and its main character Sister Carrie is a controversial person.Dreiser was criticized by critics and readers because he didn’t give any comment on her degener ation.This thesis tries to analyze the causes of this tragedy.In the end,the paper draws the conclusion:the American Dream looks beautiful,but to some extent it is not reliable,just like the foam of soap.It only gives people an illusion.So Carrie’s tragedy is in evitable.
文摘Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,but finally the dream fails and he is mur-dered.In the novel Fitzgerald combines the symbol of colors with theme of the novel"the disillusion of American dream"tightly and wit-tingly creating an organic unity like nature itself.Via analyzing such writing skill,let readers have a better understanding of the essenceof American Dream and the luxurious and decadent living conditions and perplexed and blank mental states of the lost generations afterWWI.The Great Gatsby;
文摘From the aspect of consumerism to this text analyze Sister Carrie's"American dream"destruction. The author wholly and deeply analyzes the embodiment of consumerism in Dreiser's Sister Carrie and Dreiser's outlook and values under the effect of consumerism. To prove that the reason for destruction of Carrie's American dream is consumerism.
文摘As the spokesman of the Jazz Age, F.Scott.Fitzgerald revealed the disillusionment of the American Dream in his master-piece The Great Gatsby under the background of the 1920 s, or the Jazz Age.In the novel, the protagonist Jay Gatsby devoted his life to chasing his dream but was confronted with complete corruption in the end.This paper tries to enclose the tragic roots and causes of the doom of Gatsby's dream from three dimensions, i.e. Gatsby's innocent attitude toward social class distinction, his blind faith toward ideal love, and the cruelties of society.
文摘TEAM3D热情、奉献与纪律：Team3D的美国梦Desire Dedication Discipline:The American Dream of Team3D Team 3D的故事,是一个美国梦的故事。至少Team 3D的历程,符合无数青年人的梦想。在一种具有包容性的文化下成长起来的年轻人,多元化的生活方式的理念已经深入人心,在这样的背景下,成功的外延被无限的放大。从Volcanno登上华盛顿邮报开始,标志着Team3D代表的独立自主的思想被西方主流社会所认知。
文摘You may have heard of the"American Dream",an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.It began as a belief that the US was a land of"opportunity,and that anyone could achieve success through hard work.At times,the dream has referred to home ownership,a good job,retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.Yet today,this concept seems to have greatly changed.As Time magazine pointed out,quite
文摘The American dream is an ever recurring theme in American literature,in which The Great Gatsby is a classic work by Fitzgerald. This paper will attempt to explore how the title role of this book represents the American dream with its specific characteristics endowed by the age of 1920s. After an analysis of the corrupted nature of the American dream in the 1920s,the paper arrives at the conclusion that the American dream then is doomed a disillusionment.
文摘This paper gives a brief introduction to Arthur Miller and his Death of a Salesman and analyses the thematic significance of this drama.We will discuss how the American dream came into being in the dimensions of religion,politics and economy,and how the tragedy of the American dream is reflected in Willy's mind and the causes of such a tragedy which reveals that the mere pursuit of wealth results in spiritual exhaustion and brings about tragedies.It calls on people to pay close attention to the value of life,the fate of the mankind and the future of society and to ponder on them so that man can make for a perfect realm.
文摘American Dream refers to the belief of the majority of Americans.Through hard work,thrift,and determination,they can surely achieve a better life and live a comfortable life.Such an American Dream has a profound influence on several generations of Americans.American Dream has a close relationship with people' s working life and cultural activities.Death of a Salesman is a typical play about the pursuit and the illusionary of the Dream follower.In Death of a Salesman,the American Dream is the main hero as well as Willy Loman' s spiritual pillar.The pursuit,the realization,and the disillusionment of the American Dream develop with Willy and his family.
文摘All the Americans cherish a beautiful myth in their hearts,which is called The American Dream.And in nowadays movies play a more and more important role in the American culture,as well as being a reflection of the American culture.The paper discussed this theme through explaining the four well-known American movies:The Great Gatsby,Foreest Gum,Born On The Fourth Of July And American Beauty.
