Questions and Sources

1) In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the idea that the American Dream is dead is brought to attention. How is the American Dream viewed as dead?
Sources:
"Boats Against the Current": Mortality and the Myth of Renewal in The Great Gatsby
Jeffrey Steinbrink

Twentieth Century Literature
Vol. 26, No. 2, F. Scott Fitzgerald Issue (Summer, 1980), pp. 157-170
Published by: Hofstra University
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1996. Print.

2) In Peter Jackson's films such as The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, how does Peter Jackson show the societal issue of constant isolation of the individual in reards to people who are viewed as different?
Sources:
Author: Auger, Emily E

Title: PICTURING TOLKIEN: ESSAYS ON PETER JACKSON'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILM TRILOGY

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Conliffe, Mark. "On Isolation." Midwest Quarterly 47.2 (2006): 115-130. Academic Search Elite. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

3) How does the quest for the iron throne in Game of Thrones reflect our society's constant power struggle?
Sources:
"Paper.Li Partners with HBO(R) on Branded Fan Newspaper for Game of Thrones(SM)." PR Newswire Europe Including UK Disclose (2011)ABI/INFORM Complete. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

Mark, J. Gasiorowski. "The Power Struggle in Iran." Middle East Policy 7.4 (2000): 22-40. ABI/INFORM Complete. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

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