Category: American Dream

The age-old question is, is the American Dream possible? To answer that old sport, its complicated. To review, the American Dream is all about money, fame, and power, but it all must make you happy. It could also be defined as just accomplishing all of your goals set in life, while also achieving wealth and…

Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie and Baz Luhrmanns film, The Great Gatsby both explore the illusion of the American dream through their criticism of society and the acknowledgement of the repercussions of the pursuit of happiness. The main ideas that dreams are illusions and the past impacts the present is primarily focused in both…

The American Dream, a quintessential ideal deeply ingrained in the fabric of American society, serves as a beacon of hope and aspiration for individuals across the nation. John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” delves into the complexities of this dream, juxtaposing it against the harsh realities of discrimination and societal prejudice during the Great Depression…

Maya Lin, an adored architect, once said, The American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom. Lin implies the idea that the American Dream is what you envision it to be. She alludes that one’s aspirations should not be…

Introduction: The Illusion of the American Dream in “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck is one of many talented authors that wrote a variety of novels, both fiction and nonfiction, allowing for almost anyone to read and enjoy; one of his most famous pieces of literature to be the novel Of Mice and Men. The…

My, definition of the American dream is where everyone can achieve their goals through sacrifice and hard work. It used to apply to immigrants but it can now be referring to all. Two groups that have had problems completing the American dream are teenage mothers and undocumented immigrants. The problem for undocumented immigrants is in…

The ideology of the American Dream was a common goal shared by many individuals in the 20th century and is often the underlying theme in many pieces of American literature. Two popular pieces of literature that portray this notion are F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby and John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men. Both novels…

Living in poverty, where money is a ghost of the past, existing but never seen; immigrants live a life full of fear and uncertainty. The danger is at every corner, and life as they know it could end at any time. Food is a luxury that many can only taste in their dreams. They hope…

The American Dream is a held belief of aspiration, in which the American people should pursue opportunities towards success through hard work and determination. The Dream acts as an inspiration, by giving Americans a positive outlook for a better tomorrow. In poems, such as Walt Whitmans I Hear America Singing and Let America be America…

America has had a huge past time full of wars, partys, economic failures, and some great Presidents. The United States has had its ups and downs but, has always overcome its problems. The United States has had some Presidents and other great people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln but they, unfortunately, were…