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The American Dream and the American Family
Katarina Bajer (2018)
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature
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Bajer, K. (2018). The American Dream and the American Family (Undergraduate thesis). Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

Bajer, Katarina. "The American Dream and the American Family." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

Bajer, Katarina. "The American Dream and the American Family." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

Bajer, K. (2018). 'The American Dream and the American Family', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 14 October 2019, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

Bajer K. The American Dream and the American Family [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2019 October 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

K. Bajer, "The American Dream and the American Family", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:279013

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TitleThe American Dream and the American Family
Title (croatian)Američki san i američka obitelj
AuthorKatarina Bajer
MentorJadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2018-09-12, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper will focus on the impact of the American Dream on the American family with a particular emphasis on the period of the Roaring Twenties. By using Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby as a representative novel of the period the aim is to show that family background has a significant impact not only on how individuals pursue the American Dream but also the extent to which they achieve or fail in their endeavors. The diversity of the family backgrounds of the main characters in the novel will be crucial in illustrating the significant impact of stereotypes and biases on social acceptance and social mobility. On the one hand, Tom and Daisy Buchanan will be introduced as the typical representatives of the old money category whose members are well received in society. On the other hand, Jay Gatsby will be the main example of a character who falls into the new money category whose members are often excluded from high society and although they may attain materialistic success they mostly fail in attaining a complete fulfillment of their true vision of the American Dream.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:279013
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Hungarian Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) mađarskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) mađarskoga jezika i književnosti)
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Created on2018-09-24 10:01:10