The American Dream 2
Thomas Jefferson described the American Dream as “…life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Every person has a dream and in the three short stories, “The Catbird Seat” by James Thurber, “Winter Dream” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, the theme is one common American Dream: happiness. The search for happiness is found in “The Catbird Seat” when the main character Erwin Martin plays an elaborate stunt to save his job and dispose of a bothersome co-worker. In “Winter Dreams” the attempt to find happiness is found in Dexter Green’s effort to woe Judy Jones, a young coquettish woman of the upper class who is ‘out of his league’. Emily Grierson the main character of “A Rose for Emily” was a lady of high status as well, but she had an overprotective father whom felt she was too good for any of the men in their town. When her father dies, she mets a man and fails in her attempt to find happiness with him. In all three of these stories the main characters will struggle to fulfill their American Dreams. The main character of James Thurber’s “The Catbird Seat”, Mr. Erwin Martin, is best described in his boss’s, Mr. Fitwieler’s, words “Man is fallible, Martin isn’t.” (Pg.602). Mr. Martin is a
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Approximate Word count = 1139
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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