Discuss what these stories say about the effect

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Question: At the heart of the American Dream is the idea that prosperity is a reward for hard work. In other words, if we only commit ourselves to being industrious we can succeed in whatever way we aspire to. There has been a long history of ambivalence toward affluence in America, however---with the idea that it corrupts our values and makes us only concerned about material things.

Pick three works from our different exam periods---say "Life in the Iron Mills," "Babylon Revisited," and "The Swimmer"---and discuss what these stories say about the effect of money on ideas of sympathy, community, fellow-feeling, spirituality, etc.

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