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The American Dream Since the founding of The United States, many have dreamed of coming to this great land to escape tyranny, persecution, and oppression. Over time, this desire has turned into The American Dream. The American Dream is different to everyone, and many authors express this dream through their novels. The Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, and The Catcher in the Rye all expose the faults of the stereotypical American Dream that success, …

…Somewhere along the line, these characters’ ideas of the American Dream have become twisted and contorted into something else. They have set unreachable goals for themselves that cause a major downfall in the end: the inevitable death of Gatsby and Willie, and Holden’s placement in a mental hospital. The authors express their ideas of the American Dream and how it can be naïve and eventually corrupted by the society that surrounds the dreamer.