The American Dream Thesis Statement

Thesis statement: Society’s traditional achievement of satisfaction is rendered impossible when a consumerist society propagandizes wealth’s essential role in finding happiness.

Claim 1: The belief that self-worth is based entirely upon wealth, is what drives people to commit actions against their personal morals, resulting on a consumerist inspired society.

Claim 2: The belief instilled by a consumerist society that one's monetary value is directly proportionate to their happiness in life forces people to experience the disappointment of realizing the American Dream is a myth; that their dreams can never be realized.

Claim 3: The belief people living in a consumerist society have, that their happiness is hinged directly to their wealth,