Generations
Considering The Vietnam In Me article, how would veterans define our country after they fought for so long?
Ignorant; self-righteous
How do the different classes in The Great Gatsby define the American Dream (wealthy, middle, and lower)?
The wealthy class doesn’t accept the American Dream because they believe in wealth being passed on through family name and prestige, but the middle and lower classes believe in the American Dream, as it gave them hope for a better future and a chance to earn success.
After their land was dominated by others, how would Native Americans define America?
Unfair;Greedy
How does prison affect criminals outlook and opportunities in society?
They still have a negative outlook yet a greater understanding of how society functions.
Looking at Kathleen/Kate, how do newer generations feel about important parts of history?
They are separated from it; lack full understanding
How do the wealthy represent success in America?
They represent the dream that people want to pursue and project an image of success to those who haven’t yet found any
Keeping The Vietnam In Me in mind, what did America represent to the Vietnamese-Americans after the war?
Blind and brutal
How does Jay Gatsby’s perseverance towards the “American Dream” represent the ideals people during the 1920’s?
He represents the opulence and desire for wealth to “buy” happiness.
Compared to the younger generations now, what values would the Baby Boomer generation say that the American Dream requires?
Working hard to gain financial stability (home, car)
How has America provided opportunity for different classes (Gatsby)?
With a push by society to create equal opportunity for all, America has opened the door to opportunity for all classes, through things like work and elimination of discrimination, based on the idea of being able to freely pursue life, liberty, and happiness.
Taking Rethinking the American Dream into account, what opportunities did America provide for immigrants?
America didn't give them many opportunities but the minorities worked hard through the challenges they were given.
What job opportunities does America provide for criminals?
Majority of the opportunities are through federal institutions and organizations that work to help reintroduce them into society.
For first-generation college students, do they show a change in opportunities that could lead to the American Dream?
Expanding opportunities for everyone
Setting up for future generations’ success
Did the lower classes have greater obstacles to achieving the American Dream in the 1920s as opposed to now?
Yes, because wealth was often distributed among the already wealthy and kept in the small circles of wealthy families. Title and family name meant everything then, as opposed to now where everyone has a shot at achieving wealth through hard work or the right amount of luck and circumstance.
In general, what obstacles do African-Americans have to face to get towards the American Dream?
Many of them faced discrimintion
List one way that oppression shown in the novel The Great Gatsby show relevance through modern women's movements such as the Me Too Movement?
The abuse that Myrtle had faced as a result of Tom because of his desire to be dominant.
As millennials enter the workforce, do they find that the American dream is more illusion than real?
They believe it is more illusion because it is not acquired with the instant fulfillment that they have grown up with.
Was the American Dream achievable by all classes in the 1920s or was it an allusion to the middle and lower classes? Has it changed in today’s world?
(Gatsby vs. Nick vs. Tom)
It was achievable in the 1920s and is now, although it was more difficult previously because of the traditional family name-title and wealth. There was also a lot more resentment from those who came from old wealth as they looked down upon those with new money, or Hollywood’s wealthy.
Is the American Dream an illusion for minorities? Are white people the only ones that could ever achieve it?
No, the term made minorities more optimistic about the opportunities that would be available in America; they worked hard to get to their goals
Can anyone truly achieve the American Dream? Can Criminals or just the higher up in society?
The dream is attainable for most who apply hard work and have the mindset (all ideas of the american dream are different).