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Truman Capote's The American Dream?

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What is the American Dream? Our society has us believing that if we are ever going to be happy, we have to be rich, famous, or powerful. The media has led our generation to think we need to be entitled to own luxury cars, wear certain clothing brands, or own the newest technology. If you ask any teenager what their dream is it has to involve with becoming rich by their dream high top job or being in the light of fame. Capote’s view on an American dream is that all you need to be happy is to settle for having a house and a job that provides for you and your family. It is basic, but also with the idea of bigger is better and beauty is fulfilled in the lifestyle. An example in the book is Mrs. Ashidas as she says “The farm here, the people we’re
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