The Epic Of America Analysis

The Land of Opportunity
The American Dream is a magnet to the less fortunate, a symbol of hope. In John Adams’ article “The Epic of America” explains how immigrants should be defined not by their racial status but by their experience and ability to work hard. Immigrants come to America for a life of freedom, prosperity and a better life for the next generations. Many migrants that come to America are predominantly parents or children looking for their parents that left them when they were young children.
My definition of the American Dream is prosperity and opportunity for all. The American Dream has been defined and redefined time and time again through propaganda of freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for those who live in America. Immigrants
Adams explains that men should be judged by their work rather than their ethnicity and that America is filled with the opportunity to work and live a better life. Adams goes on to explain that this dream is “a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” This passage was saying that regardless of the circumstances in which we come from, does not define who we are or are capable of achieving in life. Adams to me seems to be taking a stand for immigrants that come to America who may not have a voice to stand for themselves. He also states that we seem to care more about “material development” rather than “quality and spiritual values”, which in turn is talking about the fact that we lost sight of what America once stood for which was opportunity for all and the ability to live a “free” life in America and the belief in a higher power was