Overcoming The American Dream In Adam Brown's Fearless

The American dream is an example of a national spirit that represents different ideologies. The set of ideas may be of democracy, equality matters, liberty, rights, and opportunities. The American dream believes in freedom for prosperity and success for its citizens. The idea suggests that upward social mobility for individuals can be achieved only through hard work. In a story done by George Saunders, the American dream is exemplified in several instances. The author, George, tells the story of contemporary America through a diary. The main character in the story is a father to three daughters. The family’s struggles are examples of how individuals will go extra miles just to provide for their families and also

are ideals used to define the American Dream. The American Dream promises immigrants and citizens a chance to pursue a better life, which is portrayed throughout the novel Behold the Dreamers . Behold the Dreamers , by Imbolo Mbue, follows the lives of Jende and Neni Jonga, an immigrant couple from Cameroon, who live in Harlem in hopes of providing a better life for their family. Throughout the Jonga’s journey, Imbolo Mbue proves that the essentials of hard work, education, and strong families are not enough for achieving the American Dream. Jende and Neni came to America in hopes of a brighter future for their family, but come to face with reality and are forced to make an impossible choice.

What does it mean to be an American? America is the land of opportunity, with a free society that affords all people unlimited opportunity to compete for success. And in this competition there will be winners and losers, often determined by the choices we make, including the choice of our attitude. In Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the primary character, Holden Caulfield embodies the dark side of the American dream, by choosing the negative sentiments of judgement, isolation and fear.

How did Adam Brown the main character in the book “Fearless” achieved his “American dream” is the way he moved people, like on one can, which he wanted. He showed people that no matter in what situation he overcame, that obstacle with the faith of God, then lead people towards faith. He had a whole life going and didn’t see it until he started overcoming them and shooting for higher things, and testing his strength and weakness as a person; then building himself also others into a stronger person but their more to him then what we know.

The unwavering amount of faith that Adam’s family had in him helped Adam to push his addiction to the side. It was not easy, however. Adam struggled with his addiction for years, but his saving grace was Kelley. Kelley provided Adam with unconditional love and gave him the strength he needed to get back to his old self. Never did she give up on Adam. She always stood by his side. Kelley helped Adam complete his American Dream. On page 98, Kelley became Adam’s loving wife. She looked after Adam and was the perfect spouse, Adam’s American Dream. Even when Adam messed up again and again, she was always there for him. Adam gave Kelley every reason to leave, to give up on him, but Kelley never felt the urge to abandon what they had. She refused to let these problems interfere with the love she had for Adam.

The American Dream is one of those terms that people refer to when talking about immigration, financial status, and so much more. But what does the term really refer to? People used to think of the American Dream as financial prosperity, religious and financial freedom, and all around success. Now, the term may mean something similar, but people are much less focused on it. If anything, the American Dream today is focused on gaining material goods and proving your bank account is larger than your neighbors. With today’s economy, laws and regulations, immigration customs, and overall attitude towards work, people are seldom focused on achieving the American Dream.

Adam Shepard’s project serve a greater purpose than Chris McCandless’s journey because Adam purpose was more motivational than Chris McCandless. In Shepard’s project, he proves that American Dream is still alive because of his project is proven to be true. His motivation to be successful in one year was to arise from rags to riches because he must possess “an operable automobile, live in furnished apartment, and have two thousand five hundred in check” (Shepard XIV) to prove that American Dream still exist. Which at the end of the book, he makes five thousand three hundred dollar, rented and furnished an apartment, and got a operable truck from his dedication and hard work at the close of his

Throughout his short life he managed to touch the lives of many people surrounding him. One of the best parts about living in the United States is being able to achieve the American Dream, Adam easily achieved this dream. Adam Brown exemplified the American Dream every single day of his life by serving his country. Adam Brown managed to achieve the American dream in many ways. One way he achieved the American Dream was by

What is the American Dream? Some describe the American Dream as a two parent family with two kids and a dog living in a home with a white picket fence. Others declare having millions of dollars and a beach home is the ultimate goal. So, what exactly is the American Dream? In the Conservative conference speech “We Will Be a City upon a Hill”, Ronald Reagan demanded that traditional values defined the American Dream while President Obama argued equality was quintessential. In both presidential speeches, they each discussed two vastly drastic interpretations of the American Dream however, their speeches both themed constructs seen in Jim Cullen’s book to support their arguments.

Between the World and Me is a long letter that Ta-Nehisi Coates writes to his teenage son, Samori. Coates uses history and past experiences to express to his son how America does not value the black man’s body. Coates starts by telling of what it was like for him growing up in Baltimore. How he saw black men dress and carry themselves in attempts to possess themselves and power. He then talks about the awakening of his black consciousness at Howard University. Howard is where he first started learning about the contributions of black people in American history. He also was introduced to a variety of different types of black people. Howard is also where Coates experienced the death of a close friend, Prince Jones, that catapults the most powerful message in his novel; The American Dream is an insidious idea glorified by whites and the media that was built on the marginalization of black people.

The American Dream is something many Americans desire. The desire to the mind – set or belief that anyone can be successful if they worked hard for what they’ve been yearning. It is considered to be a ‘perfect life’; it can be full of money, contentedness or even love. There are many divergent opinions given by people. Walter Younger from Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ and Willy Loman from Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of the Salesman’ both have their own views on the American Dream and how it can be achieved. Walter Lee Younger, a

“The Legend” by Garrett Hongo was written in 1951 and “Mexicans Begin Jogging” by Gary Soto was written in 1995. For a short background, in the 1950’s, America is at its peak. The economy is booming larger than ever before. This was the time where the American dream starts to grow for the American people, and also for immigrants that tries to make a better living in a great country. A few decades later, in the early 1990’s, America was starting to enter one of the greatest economic recession ever, but immigrants still rushing into the United States in the hope of achieving the great American dream, to go after the wealth that the United States promised to give for those who work hard for it. These two poems does complement each other. Both of these poems, and poets, tries to resemble the view of the American society of those who try to pursue the American dream, as an immigrant or the son of immigrants that lived in the United States, but no one cares about their identity and hard work to achieve the American dream. Both scenarios reveals the view of the dark side of the American dream, of how difficult it is to have the opportunity to achieve the American dream, as well as alienation.

At first, Brandon King speaks about what the American dream consists of. Many think it is based on the economic standing of an individual, whether one is rich or poor. Still, it is not. Quite honestly, King redefines the meaning of the American

Although his goal was pure and optimistic to become successful, the way was not. Cheating his way through life, becoming a bootlegger selling alcohol illegally. That was not the way early Americans achieve their dreams, it seems it was no longer through honorable hard

The American Dream was first written In 1931 by James Truslow Adams. He described the dream by writing, “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement,” in his book entitled Epic of America. He continues by saying, “that it is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but 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.” Despite being written nearly forty years before Adams novel Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage closely relates to the american dream. Henry is the perfect candidate to achieve his american dream, he’s young, he’s ambitious, and he has the perfect opportunity, a civil war. Henry’s american dream is to be famous and to courageous, but Crane represents his idea of the american dream through Henry's internal struggles. Crane proves that the american dream of individual success and pride is not as straightforward as most would hope rather henry must move far away from his dream and first move towards becoming a man, and more importantly become apart of a team before he can move towards achieving his dream.