The Deception Of The American Dream Analysis

The Deception of The American Dream
The unemployment rate has climbed ten percent in the last five years, that means there are currently 9,237,000 people unemployed in the United States. Which raises the question, is the American Dream real? The American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Some may argue that out of the 318.9 million people residing in the US, only a small fraction of people are unemployed, homeless, or starving. Therefore, many believe that this ideal is possible and within grasp, but the truth is, the great dream is dead. The American dream is, indeed, an illusion, with unfortunate circumstances, with
The authenticity of the American Dream is even questioned by leaders of congress, such as: Archibald MacLeish, who was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry, and received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. MacLeish knows about the obscure dream in stating, “There are those, I know, who will reply that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream,” (Stein 141). The author is correct in saying this marvelous ‘dream’ is nothing but a dream. Another man, Jacob Pramuk who is a CNBC news reporter, agrees because he knows, “The U.S. stock markets are worried about a possible Federal Reserve interest rate increase. After its most recent meeting late last month, the central bank's policy committee said the labor market ‘continued to improve’ while posting ‘solid’ job gains,” and that jobs are continuing to be lost. Also, there are more than 100 million working age Americans that do not have a job. Right now, there are more than 9 million Americans that are considered to be “officially unemployed”, and there are more than 91 million Americans that are not employed and that are considered to be “not in the labor force”. When you add those two numbers together, the total is more than 102 million.
There are many great people who agree, the American Dream is deceiving and untruthful. And many people have failed in the name of it's lies. Many people are robbed of their chance to fulfill their ambitions, before they even try. Additionally, millions of people have no homes and are jobless, and the only way you’d be able to beat the American Dream is to overcome those other millions of americans. The key word in the definition of success is ‘accomplish,’ but there are only few who have truly had their wishes come true. If you believe in the American Dream, you will be led into false security, and that will be your