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te strong economy and unprecedented freedom and democracy .In the 19th century ,illusory ideas in the UK and Europe can be practiced freely without any obstruction in the United States which was regarded as a huge laboratory .American dream was admired by people all over the world .However ,has everyone39。 it39。 ① In this passage ,we will mainly discuss the Martin Eden(1909) and The Great Gatsby(1925).These two masterpieces are both reflected in one theme — the American Dream is a broken tragedy. As time went by and the social idea changes, the American dream faded her aura ,and the spirit of optimism it contains has also been eroded by the pursuit of hedonism and material .It finally left nothing but cothurnus . Jack London (1867~ 1916) and Fs Martin Eden profoundly exposed and criticized the seamy side of American society and the ugly capitalist system .It Firstly shattered the American dream .Between the two world wars in 1925, the younger generation after World War I in the United States tended to hold the disillusionment ,so that many writers are turning to criticize the American society. ② The two main characters pursuit their American dreams with their personal struggle and speculative market skills .However, the harsh reality ruined their beautiful dreams . Martin Eden is a masterpiece of Jack London .Martin Eden came from the rootclass of the American society and lived a poor ,needy and starving life .He had fell in love with a asset class miss Rose ,being deeply attracted by her grace and beauty .To make himself eligible for Rose, he learned and worked very hard ,writing desperately .He overcame all difficulties he had by his hardworking and ultimately became a famous writer .But when he finally actualized his dream and his friends ① Wikipedia:American Dream : ② 楊任敬 . 20 世紀(jì)美國(guó)文學(xué)史 [M] . 1999 4 came back to him again(Rose even intended to devote her body to Martin) ,he felt great inner emptiness, he realized that success for him it is just a false and life is meaningless at all. Rose39。s autograph too .Jack London has been a sailor and a cooly just as the same of his character Martin .What39。t know is that after his success ,he killed himself with excess drugs (heroin)on purpose or accidentally ,we never know .Don39。s even more soulstirring than his novel Martin Eden ? Fitzgerald is another excellent American author in the 20th century .In