Themes in Amer. Lit.: Money

Themes in American Literature: Money The acquisition of wealth can greatly affect one’s future. Money determines where a person is able to live, what school they attend and countless other factors. American literature reflects the population’s beliefs in what money can bring to its owner. For instance in a typical American fairy tale the hero may be poor at the beginning but once he succeeds he becomes rich and lives happily ever after. …

…other hand, had only amassed his fortune for the dream of getting Daisy back was not corrupted by wealth. It was his association and love for Daisy that killed him. These Authors tried to prove that money was not everything. They wanted to prove to the American people that the Great American Dream is not the acquisition of wealth and social status but that this dream was destroyed by the very thing everyone sought after.