Meiosis In The American Dream

For example, while what separated the white women of the Chesapeake like Mary Cole from white women in New England or the Middle Colonies was mainly geographical location and differing ethnicities and religion, what had the greatest influence over the lives of Chesapeake colonists was death. That “mortality fractured every family relationship” made it a

The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. Sandra L. Richter, InterVarsity Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8308-2577-6

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“In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate” said Toni Morrison. If so, is American Dream only for the White people? In a society where racial inequality was prevalent throughout the country, non white people, especially African Americans were treated severely. Such phenomenon, known as the social reproduction is closely examined by Jay Macleod in the book “Ain’t No Makin’ It”. Macleod closely examines two groups of working class teenagers in Massachusetts. One group, known as The Hallway Hangers, filled with white boys, and the Brothers, composed mainly of African American boys. By laying out multiple social theories and bringing in several sociologists’ theories, Macleod reveals his thoughts on why social reproduction occurs in the United States and why an American Dream is something that only few people could achieve. MacLeod shows that race, along with with class are directly proportional to people’s aspirations. If they belong in the lower class, they would automatically achieve less, no matter how hard they try. This means, working class children usually end up having working class jobs in the future. In order for people to get one step closer towards success, they must learn and develop their own cultural capital. One’s social background such as access to proper education determines one’s class within the society and has huge influence on one’s future life.

Often a topic of debate, there are several different takes on the creation story existent in literature. Dependent on one’s religion, different beliefs about how the world we live in was created may arise. Looking deeper into the literature, one will realize there are also many similarities between creation stories. Based on the strong possibility that Genesis was influenced by the Enuma Elish, there are similarities that stem from the fact that they both describe the creation of a new world as well as differences in their interpretations and approaches to creationism.

In the novel, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, biblical allusion is a literary device that references characteristics of judeo christian doctrine. Steinbeck alludes to the bible with his characters and setting in East of Eden. Salinas Valley and Adam Trask’s garden allude to the Garden of Eden. Steinbeck portrays the biblical allusion of the chapter Genesis from the bible throughout the book. The characters in the novel are allude to those in the book of Genesis. Steinbeck’s characters alluded to Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, and Seth. All the conflicts in the book of Genesis, parallel the conflicts in the novel. The conflicts of represent the same fundamental theme of the choice between good and evil. Which is how the research question, To what extent does biblical allusion impact the structure and theme in John Steinbeck, East of Eden, shows its significance. To answer the research question, the investigation will look at the biblical allusion to the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Lilith. The investigation will further seek to explain how each biblical allusion impacts the structure and theme of the novel.

The beginning of the Old Testament starts by explaining how God created everything within seven days. He creates night and day, the sky and the ocean, vegetation, the stars, sun and moon, sea creatures, land creatures, and for the seventh day he rests. The Garden of Eden was the paradise where man once lived until Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit thus creating the original sin. Eve listened to the serpent and gave into temptation leading to the fall of man.

Through various pieces of literature, including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the words of Eugene O’Neil are undeniably and vividly illustrated valid on innumerable occasions. The American Dream, dissected to its bare skin and bones, is all about prosperity and the relentless pursuit of happiness through material possessions. However, what does the dream evolve into once the ideals and goals have been fulfilled? The protagonist of

What insights into the American Dream are offered through the novella Of Mice and Men and the film American Beauty? In your essay you must consider the influences of context and the importance of techniques in shaping meaning.

2Alexander, T. D. (2008). From Eden to the New Jerusalem: Exploring God’s Plan for Life on Earth (p. 7). Nottingham, England: Inter-Varsity.

When analyzing the components of the American Dream, success, hard work, perseverance, and luck all can be considered. During the late 1800’s hardworking immigrants from all walks of life had a dream of clearing their own way to a better future through the newly developing United States of America. Although some would argue that the immigrants and frontiersmen of the early eighth century were quite different from one another, they all had one equal goal and dream. The right and hope that they would prosper in a land as foreign as often time the language they would encounter. In 1872 painter John Ghast created an art piece entitled “Manifest Destiny.” In what would become a lasting symbol of the development of the west, Ghast tied several different people and goals into one beautiful painting. Through several different art forms, styles, and smaller scenes throughout the painting, it becomes evident that the american dream, more importantly the right of prosperity, was not only tangible to the men and women of the great american frontier but, also a basic human right.

Throughout early American history, the exploitation of minorities and resources has been a leading theme. The leading cause for this exploitation was the lens that the American Dream placed upon society. This lens was the idea that if something was positively affecting the economy, the exploitation of minorities and resources was overlooked. The American Dream caused this because the expectation of America’s success was so high that people took drastic measures to succeed disregarding the exploitation of resources and minorities. Overall, the effect that the American Dream had on minorities and resources in early American history was predominantly negative.

Everybody has dreams. Some dreams are small, some are large, and some are seemingly impossible. The American dream is an individual's pursuit and completion of their own dreams through hard work and determination. In Lorraine Hansberry’s book A Raisin in the Sun, Bethena is given all three types of dreams and demonstrates the theme of achieving the American dream by working hard to achieve those dreams. Bethena, an African American woman, was very proud of her African heritage, and she worked hard to preserve it. One thing she made very clear was her hate for “assimilationist Negroes”(Hansberry 81). This was one characteristic that played a significant role in her choosing someone to marry. Her dream of marriage, however, was second to her primary dream of becoming a doctor. This dream of becoming a doctor was by far the most difficult of the three, as not only was she poor, but also living in Chicago in the 1950s and 60s when racism and sexism were still very prevalent. Despite this, Beneatha demonstrated the theme of working hard to achieve her American dream by progressing toward her small dream of honoring her African heritage, her large dream of finding a husband, and her seemingly impossible dream of becoming a doctor.

The creation of Adam and Eve and the placement into the Garden of Eden, is interesting in that

The old world is corrupt and wrongly led. There is always fighting going on and poverty. The New Eden is led by the four greatest, most trustworthy leaders on this planet. No poverty, fighting, or hate. The old world broke the citizens trust by lying about the most important things in life: economy, other beings, and politics. The four leaders decided to start a new Eden to give the citizens what they all wanted, the truth. The New Eden hides no facts from its citizens. This society will be different by actually helping the planet, no pollution, no forced propaganda, harsh rules and consequences on crime, and the freedom to do what each citizen wants too. This society will have one same characteristic as the old one, freedom. The bill of rights