What does the American Dream mean to you? What books, movies, magazines, or songs have epitomized this idea?

As an initial warm-up assignment to prepare you for reading The Great Gatsby, reflect on the following questions:

What does the American Dream mean to you? What books, movies, magazines, or songs have epitomized this idea?
In what ways have you been influenced by the American Dream? How has this narrative found its way to you, and how have you responded to it?
In what ways does the American Dream hold sway and pull you along, and in what ways do you resist its allure?
Are the pursuits of the American Dream a positive thing or a negative thing? In what ways?

Question 1
Respond to some or all of the above questions in any way you choose. Some options that you may want to consider for your response may include:

Write a poem, song, or short story
Create a vlog rant
Create a blog entry
Write a formal, personal, or reflective paragraph
Write a fictional letter or journal entry reflecting on these key ideas
Create a newspaper or magazine editorial responding to a particular aspect of the American Dream
Respond using another format or genre of your choice.

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