The failed American dream in Revolutionary Road.
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2019 (Volume) 30 (Number) 1
Medium
(Periodical) English Review.
Classif
820 ENG
Subject
English literature and language
Page
2 - 5
Authors
Thompson, Julian
Contents
American writers cherish the Ameriucan dream even as they debunk it. Not Richard Yates. The author argues that for Yates the dream is a trap, not just for the downtrodden and dispossessed, but for the beautiful and talented.