Answer:
the American Dream is a lie.
Explanation:
- In Dreiser's America, the American Dream is an illusion. Each person's fate is decided before he or she is born. Attempts to move beyond one's circumstances at birth lead to disaster.
In a nutshell, Dreiser's message in An American Tragedy is that the American Dream is a fraud. By creating individuals who reflect every stratum of society and every point on the spectrum of mankind, Dreiser constructs a microcosm of America. Then he goes on to explain how their lives are the polar antithesis of the American Dream.
