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Within Ellis Island by Joseph Bruchac, On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley, and Europe and America by David Ignatow there are different views of what the American Dream is and what it means to immigrants. Each author writes about their own experience of immigration and life in America, which shapes their view of the American dream. The common theme between the three poems is the variable nature of the American dream and how it has different meanings for each person coinciding with contradictions between leisure and suffering.

Who is the American Dream? He is described as a man with a grandiose reputation. He might provide inspiration for you to succeed in this world, or he might be the one who drags you to the bottom. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1924 novel, The Great Gatsby, particularly centred around the roaring 20s, the American Dream gifts Jay Gatsby (new money) and the Buchanans (old money) with opulence, fuelling an overtly superficial culture found within the core of America. However, Theodore’s 2017 film, Hidden Figures, recounts the dream’s significance in the lives of three African American women whose intellectual fuel powered the first flight to the moon.

The American Dream: a cultural ethos that celebrates the cultural and individual pursuit of glorfied success. This preconceived concept is what defines our understanding for a better life in the United States. This notion is also what defines our pursuits and choices in order to get there. Truman Captote’s In Cold Blood sheds light on this socio-cultural concept as well as exemplifies the failure to achieve such a pursuit and the consequences made in order to get there.

Cal Thomas’s paper is not totally against the idea of the American dream dying but, works to explain why it is dying while Brandon King’s essay stresses that the American dream is more alive than ever and goes on to prove why. When comparing Cal Thomas’s writing to Brandon King’s writing three main points were used which were discussing the American dream in regards to each writer, the second point covered texts or outside writing used in each author’s paper, finally the third point went over each author’s views on the American dream today and what in their paper proved their

Paul Glader, a modern writer, says the American dream is now all about money. Money is our future and all any individual thinks about. Money is what will give us the perfect life, regardless what one does to achieve that money. When comparing Fitzgerald’s and Glader’s ideas on the American

Nevertheless the author does still believe in this dream and the different definitions it holds. In the nonfiction story Into the Wild, the author displays dissimilar elements while also displaying related ideas of the American dream such as the possibility of this dream and changing the narrative to what the dream is considered. The American dream can be however you perceive it to be; provided that it embodies freedom and happiness. While taking that into consideration, it can seem to have endless possibilities of completion ranging from nonviable to within reach.

The author is most interested in examining the viability of the American dream, in posing the question of whether the spreading metroplexic nowhere spaces

Because money flowed as easily as bootleg liquor during the 1920s, many Americans chased the seemingly attainable “American Dream.” Those who weren’t born rich had to navigate a life

7 Oct. 2015. In the article “The American Dream as the Culture Expression of North American Identity”, Diana presents the definition of the American dream and its evolution since the historic time. The author emphasizes in the difficult of a common understanding of the American dream but she acknowledge the definition describes in the constitution as the recognizing of a person and his right regardless his social, economic or racial class. In her conclusion, the author emphasizes in dimension of unity and acceptance include in the American dream.

No matter who you are or where you have come from, you have undoubtedly heard of the American Dream. The idea that no matter who you are or where you have come from, you can do whatever it is you desire in America. What was once one the main driving forces for immigrants to flock to the new world, has slowly changed over the years, but still holds its value in the eyes of those who are looking for a promising new place to live. The American dream might not hold the same awe inspiring sound that it once did, but for many generations before ours it was a beacon of hope that helped build the foundation that the United States was built on. And, still, today the American dream might not be as achievable as it once was, but it is still an important

The American Dream of wanting less material goods in order to live a more fulfilling life that is indulged in the natural beauty of the world was the American Dream that McCandless was seeking. Christopher McCandless rejected the American Dream, as it’s traditionally defined in pursuit of a more emotionally and spiritually fulfilling existence free from the social pressures of our materialistic society in the Alaskan wilderness. The irony of McCandless's rejection of the traditional American dream is that he lived such a perfect life. a life many would want to live and achieve as a part of their own American Dream and yet he wanted to remove himself from society's standards. An important part of the traditional American dream is the “perfect American family” which is essentially the family that McCandless grew up in.

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald portrays the decline of the American Dream during the 1920s. By Fitzgerald's symbolism of the discriminatory treatment towards the people with “new” money, the conditions of Gatsby’s house, and the green light, the American Dream is shown as a failure based off of the desires and goals of Gatsby. The most noticeable symbolism of the failure of the American Dream is where the people reside. Those living in East Egg represent aristocracy while those living in the West Egg represent the flashy lifestyle of those that are considered “new” money.

The Great American Dream is an ideal that states through hard work and dedication, every American citizen has the opportunity to accomplish personal goals and achieve success. The amount of effort put forth to obtain these goals, and achieve individualized success is decided upon by that citizen. Some of the more common goals and successes are ownership of property, obtaining wealth, enjoying liberties, experiencing patriotism, and raising a family. In “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving, the main character Rip is able to obtain the Great American Dream through laziness. Washington Irving satirizes the Great American Dream in his short story, and in this paper I will analyze how “Rip Van Winkle” can be read as a parody.

In the general American dream, people become consumed with trying to become wealthy and elite. These people risk their own dignity, friends, and family on the search for this dream. The unjustifiable acts committed on the way to this dream may not have been as atrocious as those carried out by the gods, but they are influenced by the same greed for the reassurance of being the best and most

The famous international ideal of the “American Dream” is well desired worldwide. In turn, it acts almost as if it's a magnet attracting new immigrants to America each day. So what exactly is the “American Dream?” Hard to say. It can only be decided by the one in search of it.