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  1. 21. Formation Within the Nation : Migration and Marginalization in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Författare :Emma Flodqvist; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Migration; Marginalization; Nationality; Mimicry; Colonial Discourse; Race; Identity; Afropolitanism; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

    Sammanfattning : Migration and its consequences are often discussed in contemporary postcolonial discussions. This topic of migration is central in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah. Adichie’s portrayal of the migrating subject has placed her in the center of the Afropolitan discussion about transnational Africans and their right to represent. LÄS MER

  3. 22. The Failed American Dream? Representation of the American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Johan Åkesson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :American Dream; Fitzgerald; Ellison; 1920s; USA; racism; social criticism; social equality; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : The American Dream has been a central theme of American literature since the early nineteenth century. The American Dream has subsequently become a tool for depicting the uniqueness of America. F. LÄS MER

  4. 23. American Dream Turns to Nightmare: The Decline of the United States Middle Class

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Jacob Vogel; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Middle Class; Top 1%; Education; Poverty; United States; Median Household Income; Inequality; Financial Crisis; Stagnation; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The United States middle class has become a major topic of discussion and debate over the past several years, playing an intricate part in economic and political policies today. The reasoning behind this is due to the acknowledgement of the average American household struggling to maintain their standard of living with rising costs of goods and services along with stagnating wages. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Rattling Society´s Cage in The Great Gatsby : A Marxist Analysis of Character motivation in The Great Gatsby

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Författare :Björn Brox; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Gatsby; Nick; Great Gatsby; Marxist; Marxism;

    Sammanfattning : The Great Gatsby är en berömd roman som först publicerades år 1926 och skrevs av F. Scott Fitzgerald. Den är väldigt kritisk till den Amerikanska drömmen, ett koncept som har blivit starkt kopplat till kapitalismen. Detta gör det lättare att analysera texten från ett Marxistiskt perspektiv trots att marxism aldrig nämns i romanen. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Författare :Sabina Jensen; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Rugged individualism; the American Dream; class; Jay Gatsby;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American Dream. LÄS MER