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The Importance of Ambition: The American Dream in Literature (Part 1)

The Importance of Ambition: The American Dream in Literature (Part 1) The inexperienced idealist will have learnt to believe that the good will out, and the best rise to the top. An educated concept associated with youthful potential and big ideas simply waiting to happen. From generation to generation, let it be known: “the sky is the limit”. However encouraging this notion appears to be, it is the overshadowing of the now predominant version of the American Dream that seduces the prospective individual. The reality presented is, that only through the acquisition of material possessions could one obtain happiness. This is the infamous rags-to-riches story, [...]
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