Which ideas from the excerpt would be most appropriate to include in a summary? select three options. popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today. many americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams. john wayne, nicknamed duke, was an iconic hollywood actor and filmmaker. president reagan believed that john wayne would argue that he was not the last american hero, because there are many more. duke wayne died as a symbol of the hollywood dream industry.