The American Dream Achievable

The American Dream: Is It Achievable?
Does one’s goal stop after hitting many vicissitudes in life? If something is becoming hard or an unexpected event occurs, does one give up all that has been worked for? In the American Culture, there is this idea called The American Dream which was first coined by James Truslow Adam. Truslow stated, “’That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of social class or circumstances of birth’” (Brandon King 610). Many people have different dreams than their peers. There are many types of dreams; many people want to start a family or make lots of money. Since everyone has their own interpretation, it is difficult to define the dream. Some people focus a bit
Someone with wealth will have a different American Dream than someone from poverty. What separates the poor from the rich would be income inequality. Robert Putnam in his book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis says that America has two options. He states that, “We can make collective government investments to lift up poor kids today or endure untenable levels of inequality in the near future”. (Putnam 209) reading further; Putnam has also added, [we can either make a move and get rid of/ make income inequality none existent, or just deal with the fact that income inequality is a thing and barely do anything to fix the problem] (Robert Putnam Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis). Many people have the dream of starting a family, but many don’t have money to support their family and themselves. Some people have to depend on money and a stable job to support their family. That being said, even if people’s dream was to have a family, it’s going to involve money either way. There is no getting away from money whatsoever due to how much stuff a human being needs to live their own lives. John Archer had given a definition on what he thinks the American Dream is about from a book called, The Resilience of Myth: The Politics of the American Dream, “It is a concept, an aspiration, and an expectation, so well-known it seldom seems to need explaining” (Archer 7). John says that the American Dream
Sometimes, some people just have to give up and accept the fact that they couldn’t reach their life goals they had planned on doing. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing but, it sure is a slight disappointment. The said person had work his or her butt off to get this far, and had to sadly give up due to an un controllable event; in which case to some people, the American Dream is not achievable at all. With all the added stress, working hard to get closer to their goals, money issues, it can be quite a tough road with all the barriers piling up. To some, the road is nice and easy to pass, and to others, the road can be very bumpy and dangerous and ultimately hard to progress in. There have been unexpected situations like this even in films and books, most notably, “Of Mice and Men.” In the film and book called, “Of Mice and Men” by Gary Sinise and John Steinbeck, it was about two travelers called Lennie and George. They loved traveling together and found their-selves working at a Ranch in Northern California. During George and Lennie’s time working at the Ranch, Lennie had developed a short term admiration with the owners Daughter-in law, name not specified. They had been given an opportunity if Lennie and George wanted to own the farm; however, Lennie’s obsession with the owners Daughter- in law, deemed to destroy their dreams of ever owning a ranch. This whole