Reflection+on+Americans+Greed

The American dream started out as a modest house, modest job, and a family. Over the years, this has evolved to be a dream of luxury, materiel goods, and money. Greed has tainted the American dream, and the more material goods that are produced and advertised, the more the American dream will evolve. While studying the Great Gatsby this year in American Literature, we examined the American dream and what that means for each American. Material goods played a large role in the American dream for Jay Gatsby. Though his dream in itself was not materialistic, to obtain it he had to obtain very material luxuries. Greed and materialism have consumed the American dream to the point that, even if one does not have a perticularly materialistic dream, material goods and greed come into play at one more or another.

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