Thomas Jefferson described the American Dream as “…life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Every person has a dream and in the three short stories, “The Catbird Seat” by James Thurber, “Winter Dream” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, the theme is one common American Dream: happiness. The search for happiness is found in “The Catbird Seat” when the main character Erwin Martin plays an elaborate stunt to save …showed first 75 words of 1103 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1103 total…is shown to us by the author’s descriptive use of the emotional suffering, that Dexter must go through. Emily Greirson never received the true love she desired, but the author shows use how much she wants love when she kills Homer, so that she can be with him night and day. Most Americans can’t fulfill their American Dreams, but just like the characters in these stories, they try as hard as they can.