The Four Life Stories

The American Dream started off as propaganda in order to make the American people of the early twentieth century work harder to build a successful economy. The idea of the American Dream is that every American citizen has an equal opportunity of making money along with owning a large house, some land, and having a family with kids. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates that the American Dream, no matter how simple is impossible to achieve. As everyone has their own interpretation of the American Dream, Steinbeck uses George and Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife to demonstrate how the American Dream is impossible to achieve and how important the dream was for people so they could carry on with their lives.

I believe that most people who arrive to America don’t have much access to the American dream. Roberto Acuna talks about farm workers on page 71 “When we try organization to better our live, they are afraid. Suffering people never dreamed it could be different.” People who are put into categories of the lower class, don’t believe in themselves into pursuing their dream because they don’t have the freedom in order to do that. “ They have cotton machines that took jobs away from thousands of farm workers. Those people wind up in the ghettos of the cities, their culture, their families their unity destroyed.” So as you can see the evidence speaks for itself. The American dream: education,

In the story Of Mice and Men the concept of the American Dream is used constantly throughout the book. The American Dream is something that we as the people fantasize about, we want a better future for ourselves and we want more opportunities. That is the way it has always been, the American Dream has existed through many generations and has changed very much over time. Back when The Great Depression occurred, the American Dream was all that people had to give them hope and aspiration. For some people, the American Dream might actually feel like a dream, they feel like it is something they cannot achieve. The American Dream has gotten so complex over time, that people today are struggling to achieve their American Dream. People set too high of expectations for themselves, and in the end, it is

“Everyone always says that anything is possible, but some things in life just can’t be reached. Sometimes your dreams just can’t be achieved.” (Carl Johnson) All humans living in America have dreams. These could all easily be described as the American Dream. The American Dream can frequently change from time to time due to the time period. It can also change due to the age of the person at hand. Children grow up having these dreams, but who knows how long these dreams will last. Some elderly people develop new dreams or are still chasing to fulfill the dreams they’ve had since they were much younger. These dreams are all things that people want and desire to have. Some of these dreams are unrealistic and could never happen.

Achieving the American Dream is like fighting over the last TV on Black Friday. The American Dream is very limited. A person has to have a certain background to achieve it. The American Dream is an illusion. America wants one to believe that they have the perfect set of materialistic things to make their life better. The American Dream consist of having money, a nice house, a great looking car, and a family. Not everyone can achieve that though because of the barriers that they have in this country. The American Dream is not achievable by all people because individual’s divergent backgrounds.

When the phrase “American Dream” is uttered, it is typically associated with having money or striving to have money. The dream of much of the public is to have money and to be able to purchase anything they desire whenever they want. For some, this dream is not about money, but it is about having the opportunity to better his or herself and his or her loved ones. In either case, there are certain circumstances and obstacles that make this dream increasingly difficult to attain. Some would even be willing to argue, the American dream is unattainable. “American Dream” is defined as the concept of every citizen of the United States having an equal opportunity to achieve success and happiness through hard work, sacrifices, and risk-taking (Fontinelle);

In 1983 Aharon Appelfeld published a work of fiction titled Tzili that closely resembled his own personal Holocaust experiences. This work of fiction revolves around a maturing teen who is alone and on the run during the Holocaust. In Tzili, Appelfeld brings to life his characters, which include Tzili, Katrina, Mark, and Linda. Throughout this literary analysis Appelfelds’ memoir Story of a Life will be used to access the parallels that exist between Appelfeld’s own personal experience and his fictional work Tzili.

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

Achieving the American Dream has been the ideal for people living in the United States for decades. People believed that the way to get there was through hard work, also known as the “Protestant work ethic”. The American Dream can vary depending on the person. Some people think that owning a house with a white picket-fence is the American Dream while others think that it is becoming a celebrity with a lot of money.

To me, the american dream means stability and happiness. Within stability and happiness, you should be able to strive for what you can reach for with the opportunities provided for you. Opportunities may include jobs and education. My idea of stability is having enough money and survival necessities. Even though everyone might achieve the american dream differently, everyone is capable of achieving it. While some people are born into it, some have to work hard to achieve. To a certain extend, I have achieved the american dream because my family have always been financially stable, so I am stable. Even though I am happy now, I think that more happiness will come once I achieve things on my own.

The reality of the American Dream is that people are capable of succeeding. Success, though, requires one to work hard and be dedicated to

Each character in the novel has their own interpretation of the ‘American Dream – the pursuit of happiness’ as they all lack happiness due to the

The American Dream is only a dream. In reality, most people would say that this dream is not accessible unless you are white and a citizen of this country. Throughout this unit, many stories and speeches were presented to shows the images and voices of the United States of America. All the evidence points to one possible answer, the American Dream is nothing but a dream to most. The reasons why are that throughout the springboard the stories coming from immigrants all show that they are constantly struggling but move up nowhere, it’s easier for citizens of the US to reach the successful dream if they are rich white Americans.

Many Americans have a strong opinion on the realism of the American dream, it is possible through wise choices and having will power, one can achieve the American dream. The idea of this dream goes back to the time where the first settlers from Europe came to the new world. Most of these settlers believed that if they worked hard in this new place they will soon harvest the benefits of it. The American Dream mainly attracts immigrants from different parts of the world where their customs and traditions are different from the American lifestyle. Some of the country’s most successful people are the ones that have immigrated to the United States and worked hard and their work paid off.

You stop fearing the future once you're in it. Harold and Jeffery didn't know where they were but they knew they weren't at home. They wanted to be home. They didn't want to be here. In a jungle, afraid of what was going to happen to them.