Quentin Tarantino exemplifies the American Dream because he has achieved and maintained material success through his passion of directing, writing, and acting in films. Many people desire to live the American Dream. This involves gaining and maintaining of material success through ones passion. Quentin Tarantino exemplifies the American Dream because he has achieved and maintained material success through his passion of directing, writing, and acting in films.

Quentin Tarantino had an unusual childhood. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963 to Tony and Connie Tarantino. Their marriage was just for Connie to get away from her family and they divorced before Quentin was born (Wild 3). After the divorce his mother took him to California when he was two years old, here he grew up in the Southbay area (Wild 3). Quentin frequented the movies and his mom exposed him to many films, many of which were restricted (Dawson 19). In school Quentin was recognized as very bright, he scored over 150 on IQ tests, yet he hated school (“Tarantino, Quentin” 559). As a result of his hatred of school, he soon became a truant and his mother decided it would be better for him not to go and she know where he is, rather than he n

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The film was released in 1992 and introd!

uced Tarantino as an actor, director, and screenwriter, the film grossed over $20 million in ticket sales (“Tarantino, Quentin” 560), helping to bring Tarantino closer to the American Dream which he would soon achieve.

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Dawson, Jeff. Though he couldn’t find financial backing for either film they helped demonstrate the talent Tarantino had.

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