The American Dream: Redefined or Rejected in American Realist/Naturalist Literature?
Prompt 3: The American Dream: Redefined or Rejected in American Realist/Naturalist Literature?
The American Dream, the notion that anyone can achieve success and prosperity through hard work and individual merit, is a central theme in American literature. However, American Realist and Naturalist writers often challenged and subverted this idealized vision. Choose two works from the course that portray the American Dream in complex or critical ways. Analyze how the characters’ experiences expose the limitations or dark underbelly of the Dream, and discuss whether the works ultimately offer alternative visions of success or happiness outside the traditional boundaries of this ideal.
readings:
- Stephen Crane-Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
- henry james-DAISY. MILLER
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