An American Dream has a multitude of definitions that vary from person to person. Once a person has their dream locked in their mind they must work to achieve it. The American Dream‚ having a perfect family with a house on a hill and a white picket fence‚ is still achievable through hard work and perseverance‚ patience‚ and opportunity. Hard work and perseverance is something a number of people are taught at a young age. Suzanne Lucas‚ a woman who spent 10 years in corporate human resources‚ has
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There are some people who might define the “American Dream” as having no real struggles‚ living in a mansion with an endless bank account‚ or having access to every opportunity that there is in life. However‚ the American Dream has somewhat taken on a new meaning for some in our world‚ where it’s less about materialistic things and more about enjoying the lives that we are given. In the article 5 Ways Our Founding Fathers Protect The American Dream by Kimberly Amadeo‚ she explains that James Truslow
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Dreams Do Not Come True The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story about a man who becomes rich just to impress a past love. The novel portrays the American Dream and how it is elusive and cannot be grasped. The 1920s‚ the time the story takes place‚ was a time when lavish objects and people surrounded everyone. People that were poor wanted to become rich and people that were rich wanted to stay rich. In the books case‚ Gatsby‚ the wealthy main character‚ seeks to find his American
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The variance of many in America is so vast that there is no possible way to pinpoint on exact dream. To expand on the idea that the American dream is conditioned to the individual‚ a distinguished journalist‚ Dan Rather‚ shares a common belief that “There is no typical American and no typical American dream. For some‚ the dream for one is freedom; for others it is of fortune or family or service to one’s fellows… But however we define it‚ it defines us as people” (Rather 41). This provides that each
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The phrase‚ the American Dream is a national ethos of the United States and the idea that clutched many immigrants who came to the US at a deep emotional level. Having left their own countries means they left not only their friends and family‚ but everything that identifies who they are. However‚ whether or not they left their countries because of war‚ poverty or civil or religious persecution‚ they believed that in America‚ they could achieve a better quality of life if they work hard enough. It
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The American Dream is the perfect life! Everyone has it all; big house‚ picket fence‚ rose bushes‚ good job‚ and love. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the American Dream is represented by romance‚ wealth‚ and enjoying life. The theme of the American Dream is portrayed through the love affairs and interests of the Great Gatsby. Tom and Daisy supposedly have the perfect marriage‚ but only because of lies and secrets. “Tom’s got some woman in New York…” (19). Their relationship is happy
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hopes of achieving the “American Dream”. The American dream originated from a few common ideas: that every American citizen has the right to pursue happiness‚ and that everyone has the freedom to achieve social and economic success‚ through means of hard work and dedication. The American dream has served as a motive and incentive for those who strive to become successful and achieve their goals. All United States citizens have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream through means of hard work
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The Tortilla Curtain presents the American dream as a destructive and disparaging idea. Characters in The Tortilla Curtain are individuals who attempt to create better lives for themselves yet fail along the way. Delaney and Kyra live a wealthy and lavish lifestyle‚ yet they seem unsatisfied and unfulfilled that their world is not enough. Although they attempt to improve their lives‚ they are bogged down by the incoming of unfortunate events. Their life contrasts with Candio’s and América’s‚ a Mexican
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The American dream can be seen as what others not from America see commercialized as being great and everyone has money and no matter what they will be successful in the U.S. In the Great Gatsby we see a prime example of what this is in real life and what it really takes to become successful and gain money in the corrupt world. We see this in such situations of when Gatsby himself has become so successful and later in the book dies. This brings the idea of that Gatsby was able to achieve everything
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The American Dream is the idea that anyone who comes to America can achieve wealth through hard work. In the Epic of America‚ Adams stated that the American Dream is a social order where every man and woman would be able to progress without the chains of their past interfering. The Great Gatsby is a negative review of the American Dream. It shows that anyone can make money‚ but not everyone will find happiness through wealth. The Great Gatsby took place during a very rough time in American history
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