Definition: The American Dream - MONEY, POWER, LUXURY
The American Dream depends on the philosophy that everybody, regardless of what his
Origins are, can be fruitful through his own effort and by developing his qualities.
The old American Dream was about the longing of an area, where life ought to be better,
More full and wealthier for each man.
The old American Dream was in the minds of the early settlers, who fled from Europe to
America. They left Europe, because of the monarchy, which was still suppressing the middle classes. They wanted to leave their past behind. They were fed up with the old, obsolete system. A poem, written by Goethe emphasizes the opinions about the people′s past, which was mainly determined by