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They Hear America Screaming: Novels and Plays That Deconstruct the American Dream

Our maverick English Teacher considers the American Dream, and comes up with 50 Novels and Plays that, either directly or indirectly, look beyond the myth.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
1
Michael Chabon
The American Dream & the Zoo Story (Edward Albee)
The American Dream & the Zoo Story
2
Edward Albee
American Pastorale (Roth)
American Pastorale
3
Roth
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
4
James Ellroy
An American Dream (Norman Mailer)
An American Dream
5
Norman Mailer
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
6
Theodore Dreiser
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith
7
Sinclair Lewis
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
8
Chandler
Blues for Mister Charlie (James Baldwin)
Blues for Mister Charlie
9
James Baldwin
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
10
Tom Wolfe
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
11
Kurt Vonnegut
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
12
Henry Roth
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
13
Jonathan Franzen
The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts
14
Nathanael West
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
15
Arthur Miller
A Delicate Balance (Edward Albee)
A Delicate Balance
16
Edward Albee
Dodsworth (Sinclair Lewis)
Dodsworth
17
Sinclair Lewis
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
18
Sinclair Lewis
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
19
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
20
William Peter Blatty
Freedomland (Richard Price)
Freedomland
21
Richard Price
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
22
Jeannette Walls
The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key
23
Hammett
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
24
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
25
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Ice Storm (Rick Moody)
The Ice Storm
26
Rick Moody
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
27
Richard Ford
Indian Country (Philip Caputo)
Indian Country
28
Philip Caputo
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
29
Jhumpa Lahiri
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
30
Ralph Ellison
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
31
Eugene O'Neill
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
32
Sinclair Lewis
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
33
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (Alice-Kate Schulman)
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
34
Alice-Kate Schulman
Midcentury (John Dos Passos)
Midcentury
35
John Dos Passos
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
36
Jeffrey Eugenides
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
37
Willa Cather
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
38
Richard Wright
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
39
John Steinbeck
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
40
Thornton Wilder
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