The American Dream

1,537 Summer Cumin Pryor English 1A 1 July 2013 8 American Dream: Myth or Fact? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is freedom, success, opportunity, perseverance, equality, justice, and safety for all people. However, this is not the case at all in America, which therefor states the American Dream as a myth. It is a fantasy, that has not come true for the millions of people that are hoping to get a piece of the wealth, which America seems to only share with its rich upper class. Mansions, expensive cars, a happy family and of course lots of money, are images that are being embedded in the minds of the less privileged in America. These images and way of life that are being portrayed throughout America, are only giving fair and equal opportunities to the wealthy, separating and alienating ethnic races from the rest of society, and not giving everyone the same equal rights that everyone deserves. Success is what the American Dream is all about. Many people are motivated by the promise of a better life, which is why most people’s main focus in life is money, and hopes of living out the American Dream (a fantasy which only money can buy). When we imagine a successful person, we see a person, who is working on some company and is busy working all the time. This person has a nice car and beautiful apartment or house, where he does not spend much time because he is so busy. We get this impression since we were born from movies, magazines, and news. People come to live in America to live this way of life, not really thinking about reality. Immigrants come to America, and tend to think that hard work will make them

wealthy enough to live the “American Dream”. The truth is that most Americans aren’t wealthy, regardless of how hard they work, and that only those who are already wealthy can enjoy the American Dream. Immigrants strive off false hope thinking that when they’re in America, they will be rich by working excessively, but they don’t understand that in