An American once said, "Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge." This American, by the name of Paul Gauquin, truly captures a common characteristic shared by many of us. The people of our country always seem to need to take a retaliatory measure towards any acts against them. The saying "two wrongs don't make a right" does not apply to our society, which clearly supports the fact that Americans are revengeful.
One way this characteristic can be proven true is through American Literature. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character George Wilson perfectly illustrates the utmost example of being revengeful.…
