When one says America, the first image that comes in to our mind is the statue of liberty which stands for freedom. The tablet in her hand bears the date July 4, 1776 which is the date of American Declaration of Independence. On that day the founding fathers - John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson - gathered and gave birth to the first ideology of American dream. The main author of Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson and he started it with: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, which among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Currier, p 7)
Freedom, equality and having the same chance to find happiness for everyone are features that made America which we know of today. The first people that migrated to America were looking for these characteristics and they fought for them against Great Britain Empire and later on during civil war. The founding fathers had this belief that anyone from any background and ethnicity can achieve what they are seeking for and become successful in their lives through hard work and following certain rules. The best figure that represents American Dream for immigrants of America is Benjamin Franklin. He was a
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The story starts with Nick Carraway, the narrator, who moves to New York from Midwest to work in a stock market and he mentions his father's advice about not to criticize others. He gets a small place next to a big mansion on the West Egg which is for nouveau rich people. Nick’s second cousin, Daisy, lives with her aggressive husband, Tom Buchanan, on the East Egg which is full of old money people, right across from West Egg. Daisy has a friend called Jordan Baker, she is a successful golfer and she becomes romantically involved with