American Culture and Literature II

American Dream for the Minorities of Americans Reflected

in American Literatures

Arranged by:
DHESTA MAYDIANA SARI
09211141017 / 6A

Lectured by:
Asih Sigit Patmanugraha, M.A

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2012

Table of Contents
I.

Introduction.........................................................................................................................1

II.

Discussion ...........................................................................................................................2
II.1 American Dream ..........................................................................................................2
II.2 American Dream for the minorities of Americans .......................................................3
II.2.1. American Dream for the Black Americans reflected on the Narrative of Life of
Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass ...............................................3
II.2.2. American dream for the Native Americans reflected on Superman and Me by
Sherman Alexies .........................................................................................4
II.2.3. American Dream for Asian-Americans reflected on Two Kinds by Amy Tan 4

III.

Conclusion .........................................................................................................................5

References .................................................................................................................................... 6