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They Hear America Screaming: Novels and Plays That Deconstruct the American Dream

Our maverick English Teacher considers the American Dream, and comes up with 50 Novels and Plays that, either directly or indirectly, look beyond the myth.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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The American Dream & the Zoo Story (Edward Albee)
The American Dream & the Zoo Story (Edward Albee)
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American Pastorale (Roth)
American Pastorale (Roth)
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American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
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An American Dream (Norman Mailer)
An American Dream (Norman Mailer)
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
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Blues for Mister Charlie (James Baldwin)
Blues for Mister Charlie (James Baldwin)
10
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
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Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
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A Delicate Balance (Edward Albee)
A Delicate Balance (Edward Albee)
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Dodsworth (Sinclair Lewis)
Dodsworth (Sinclair Lewis)
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Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
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Executive Suite
Executive Suite
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
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Freedomland (Richard Price)
Freedomland (Richard Price)
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The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
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The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key (Hammett)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Ice Storm (Rick Moody)
The Ice Storm (Rick Moody)
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Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
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Indian Country (Philip Caputo)
Indian Country (Philip Caputo)
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
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Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (Alice-Kate Schulman)
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (Alice-Kate Schulman)
35
Midcentury (John Dos Passos)
Midcentury (John Dos Passos)
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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
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Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
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