american dream
The American Dream
Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2, 3 and 4.
Text 2: In text 2 the American Dream is interpreted as something you make yourself worth for. Arnold Schwarzenegger came from Austria to the USA in 1983, hoping to pursue his dreams instead of becoming a police officer like his father. Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeded, especially in his acting-career, and he is now former Governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According to this text, it was something he had to work very hard for. In line 13 he writes that “Hard work and determination” was what it took for him to be successful. Arnold Schwarzenegger is very humble, when it comes to moving and adjusting to a new country, and he claims that it’s important that immigrants give something back, where- and whenever they can.
Text 3: In text 3 the interpretation of the American Dream is kind of a materialistic perspective. The American Dream is seen as, if not dead, at least wounded, because first of all the materialistic things don’t make you any happier and second of all, the economy, all in all is worsening, because of high prices for energy for example. But this gives way for a new American Dream, where people would give up money and other materialistic things in order to pursue the things that really matter to the Americans such as spending time with your family and providing a social security net.
Text 4: The last text is called “Is the American Dream still possible?”, and as the name of it indicates, it’s written with doubtfulness. David Wallechinsky, who is the author of the text, is not sure whether the American Dream still exists or not, and claims that the average American is having trouble due to rising prices and lesser benefits.
Compare language, tone and style in texts 1 and 2.
Contrary to text 1, text 2 is written in a personal style taking a starting point in the narrator's own experiences. This is probably
Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2, 3 and 4.
Text 2: In text 2 the American Dream is interpreted as something you make yourself worth for. Arnold Schwarzenegger came from Austria to the USA in 1983, hoping to pursue his dreams instead of becoming a police officer like his father. Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeded, especially in his acting-career, and he is now former Governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According to this text, it was something he had to work very hard for. In line 13 he writes that “Hard work and determination” was what it took for him to be successful. Arnold Schwarzenegger is very humble, when it comes to moving and adjusting to a new country, and he claims that it’s important that immigrants give something back, where- and whenever they can.
Text 3: In text 3 the interpretation of the American Dream is kind of a materialistic perspective. The American Dream is seen as, if not dead, at least wounded, because first of all the materialistic things don’t make you any happier and second of all, the economy, all in all is worsening, because of high prices for energy for example. But this gives way for a new American Dream, where people would give up money and other materialistic things in order to pursue the things that really matter to the Americans such as spending time with your family and providing a social security net.
Text 4: The last text is called “Is the American Dream still possible?”, and as the name of it indicates, it’s written with doubtfulness. David Wallechinsky, who is the author of the text, is not sure whether the American Dream still exists or not, and claims that the average American is having trouble due to rising prices and lesser benefits.
Compare language, tone and style in texts 1 and 2.
Contrary to text 1, text 2 is written in a personal style taking a starting point in the narrator's own experiences. This is probably