LS 747 - New Myths on the American Landscape: Writing (and) the American Dream

(3.00 cr.)

Classic and contemporary presentations of the American Dream's promise and challenge. Students explore the ways writers from many differing communities define the American Dream, where these dreams come together, and where they diverge. Readings include works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Arthur Miller, William Faulkner, Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, and Louise Erdrich.