... is interwoven and deeply embedded in every fabric of American life. It has also been the focal point of many novels under the genre of American literature. This dream as I understand it, is associated with rugged individualism, generous enthusiasm and idealism in the pursuit of success, fame, power and glory ... . Aboard the yacht Gatsby gave his name as Jay Gatz. Cody took him on the yacht to a trip in Barbary Coast and West Indies, where Gatsby gained a window into the life of the wealthy and famous. Nick notes that Cody and his yacht represented to Gatsby, "all the beauty and glamour ...

• Word Count: 7760
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... American civilization. He was an essayist, critic, poet, orator, and popular philosopher. He brought together elements from the past and shaped them into literature that had an important effect on later American writing. He influenced the work of Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, and Robert Frost. Emerson's essays are a series of loosely related impressions, ... its publication, a discussion group was formed with Emerson as its leader. It eventually came to be called the "Transcendental Club." The club published an influential magazine, T...

• Word Count: 3135
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School