Thesis Statement: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both portray the same views of the American dream in the struggles towards the dream, the protagonist's determination to achieve the dream and the disappointment of failure to achieve the dream.
1. Description of the American Dream.
1. Brief summary of The Grapes of Wrath and importance of characters
2. Brief summary of The Great Gatsby and importance of characters
C. How The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath relate to the American dream.
II. Both The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath demonstrate the struggles involved in achieving the American dream.
3. After his dream changes, he is determined to spread what he has learned from Jim Casy
B. Introduction of The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath
1. The inability to repeat the past
1. How the plots relate to the American dream
. The struggles of the Joads and other families in The Grapes of Wrath
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