The American Dream

Using what you read from Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby and A way to Rainy Mountqin, what motivates a person to pursue the American Dream?

• Love is the only reason to pursue the American Dream.

• The only thing that motivates a person is money and fame.

• There must be a goal or Dream in mind and a push inside of a person towards it.

• There must be a prize to receive.

How does this excerpt reflect Jim Cullen's purpose for writing The American Dream?

• The author states The American Dream is a new concept.

• The author provides an example of a group who fought to achieve their own American Dream.

• The author reminds the reader that working hard is all you need to achieve the American Dream

• The author disagrees with the term American Dream to describe the Pilgrims.

In the Puritans' quest for the American Dream, what did they believe?

• Developing a sense of community

• Neither answer

• A deep emotional bond that connects people

• A and C

In The American Dream by Jim Cullen, how does his central

Idea of reform interact with the other central ideas?

• The author begins with the idea that the Puritans came to America to flee oppression and make the world a better place.

• The Puritans ended slavery which reformed our nation.

• By partnering with MLK jr, the Puritans would help lead our nation to reform.

• Reform is a principal set forth by Abraham Lincoln.

Two central ideas presented in Jim Cullen's book are: 1. The American Dream is Freedom and 2. The American Dream is making money. Which 2 statements below develop both?

• The American Dream is defined differently for different people.

• Andrew Carnegie is an example of someone with lots of money.

• Puritans and African Americans had same restrictions to overcome.

• There are basic classes of American Dreams, but the dreams themselves go beyond contexts.

From pages 107 and 108 in Chapter 4 of The American Dream by Jim Cullen, which 2 central ideas does the author develop in this excerpt.

• Darwin's "survival of the fittest"

• No obvious barriers keeping anyone from pursuing their dreams.

• Some people define freedom as making as much money as possible.

• One of the most attractive things about the American Dream is everyone is eligible.

• Equality is an important part of everyday life and achieving the American Dream.

Looking at Ch. 3 pgs 59-60 and Ch. 5 pgs 136-137, what central idea does the author develop over these chapters?

• Living the "good life" doesn't mean attaining wealth.

• Owning a home is the most popular version of the American Dream.

• The American Dream for most is about making money and buying things.

• Andrew Carnegie is talked about as a businessman who achieved the American Dream.

Read the last paragraph on page 189 in The American Dream, what was the author's purpose for including this section?

• To restate that working hard is the only way to achieve the American Dream.

• To argue that the American Dream should motivate how you live your life.

• To give final reasons why the American Dream is not what one should base their life around.

• To encourage the reader to think critically about the information given in the book and reflect on what the American Dream really means.

Explain in 3 or more sentence what this quote by Langston Hughes means on page 190 in The American Dream by Jim Cullen.

"What happens to a dream deferred?"

-the poem, Harlem, by Langston Hughes

In 3 or more sentences, using textual evidence, has your view of the American Dream changed since reading Jim Cullen's book?