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Ladder In The Great Gatsby

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Throughout history, people have always sought to fulfill the American Dream. The American Dream is like a ladder; no matter where you start, you can always climb to the top. However, in The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men, the idea is presented that the ladder is seemingly never ending, never reaching the top. All begin to climb, but few are able to make it to the top and live the American Dream. In their respective novels, F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck show how lives are shaped by the futility but necessity of the pursuit of the American Dream and its major goal, wealth and prosperity.
For George and Lennie, the American Dream was to earn enough money to purchase a ranch of their own and make better lives for themselves. No matter
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