Using an analysis of these statements, what does the novel tell us about the so-called American Dream?

The primary source for this paper will be The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu, but you will also use 3-4 outside sources to make an argument about one of the topics listed below. Outside sources should be scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. Stephanos and his friends repeatedly comment on what an American is or does. Using an analysis of these statements, what does the novel tell us about the so-called American Dream? Using your research, consider the effects that a pursuit of the American Dream has on those for whom that feels unreachable.

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