The Dream In The American Dream

“One of the generalities most often noted about Americans is that we are a restless, a dissatisfied, a searching people,”(Steinbeck America & Americans) John Steinbeck stated this when discussing the topic of the American dream. He believes that numerous Americans are chasing after a dream that is nearly impossible to reach. John Steinbeck expresses his belief on the American dream through a general negative attitude toward the American dream and the failed dreams of his characters.

The topic of The American Dream has been brought up on many occasions. The arising issue that still ascends is whether or not The American Dream is alive or dead in the United States. The American Dream has come to the generalization of the personal perspective of any individual. The history of The American Dream has always gone back to the common man thinking of their future generations to come and how he will implant a positive outcome throughout it. Many now believe that the ideal plan of The American Dream cannot even be met anymore. Values and beliefs are now being questioned towards the aspect of upward mobility, the cost of education, jobs, and even affordable housing. Referring to an executive editor and vice president of Time Reporting, he states, “combined with a formidable American work ethic, made the pursuit of happiness more than a full-time proposition” (Meacham, Keeping The Dream Alive). This statement is targeted towards the actual definition of what The American Dream actually meant in various societies in the past. Happiness and a full-time of gratitude were critical aspects towards being met because it was the initial reason for this ideal. Some of the key causes and components that affect the way The American Dream is supposed upon today is the basic principles of economics, education, and a downward spiral. These reasons lead to The American Dream being considered in a diverse way with much complexity. The American Dream was different from the past and

The American dream, for most people, is exactly that – A dream. It’s make believe, fiction. It’s what we think American should be like, not what it actually is. The American dream will always be out of reach for common people. The majority of people I interviewed said something along the lines of, “the American dream is to be given a chance to do something or be something you want to be.” This opinion seems to be too optimistic. Everyone wants more than what they have. It’s not enough to be given the chance, you have to succeed. What it takes to succeed is an entirely different aspect of the American dream.

From the early stages of American literature the dream of success has always been around, even at the very beginning. It has gone on the journey of merely surviving in small amounts of the literature from the native people to thriving in a growing society and being in everything. The dream to myself is becoming wealthy and being successful in everything I do. Today I believe that the dream has become different for everyone, every person has a different dream, a different way they want their life to go.

Walter's frustration festers and his anger turns inward towards his family who, in Walters eyes, do not understand him. Walter's family members do understand him and they also want to amass material dreams, but Walter's family members know that it is going to take work to get there.

The American Dream, has stereotypically branded a permanent mental image of a successful and stunning married couple standing in front of their perfect white picket fence, 1.5 children, and in the back ground is their classic, cookie-cutter, utopian house. However, this idea has wrongly become the standard model to living a successful life. This “American Dream’ now excludes a large, diverse group of people; the poor and the immigrants who have given everything to migrate and relocate only to have their dreams become farther away from reality. This harsh, and rather unrealistic, utopian mental picture does not accurately show the dreams of all people, and is only merely a dream society has portrayed. Millennials especially, have taken note and are reacting with very different mindsets than the generations that have come before them. The millennials desire more and are attempting to make a change.

In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the American Dream is presented throughout the play. The American Dream is that a person can come to America and become something great with a lot of hard work, and their hard work would be rewarded. Each family member has a dream of their own. Mama wants to leave something for her children so they are not left with nothing, and Beneatha wants to be a doctor. Also, Ruth dreams of living in a better house, and Walter dreams of owning a liquor store and making a lot of money to better support his family.

Throughout life everybody has heard the line “Follow your dreams!” This simple sentence has inspired many. This idea of creating a dream and chasing it has inspired the American Dream. The American Dream is different for everybody. It could be getting married, creating a business, or being a hero. It turns out the American Dream is not for everybody. There is always something standing in the way of the American Dream. Race, social status, and the individual are standing in the way between the person and the American Dream.

Although Walter hadn’t accomplished his dream of getting a liquor licence, or Beneatha hadn’t accomplished her dream of going to school and becoming a nurse, they were taking their first big step all together. They found a starting place for their dreams and buying the house and physically moving out signified a large change in their life for a new beginning. Walter told Lindner that their family would be moving because they earned it themselves, “We have all thought about your offer and we have decided to move into our house because my father-my father-he earned it,” (254). Walter seemed to have finally understood the intentions of Mama and that the house was something they had all come together to earn and share for the beginning of their new life. The action of the play brings the ideas to life as the author describes the reactions to the events of moving from each character, it is evident through Walter’s actions that he changes as a character to support his family along with himself and shares the same values as his

The American Dream, in my interpretation is that people from different culture or places come to the United States to get a better education, job, stability or to have a prosperous life. The similarity In “A Raisin in the Sun” is that the Younger’s family does not want to settle for less. They have a dream like many people that come to the United States have. The, Youngers are an African American family, struggling to get out of poverty. However they want to get out with dignity. Living with the condition they are in which is a tiny house with four people and two rooms is some kind of a struggle that they want to better themselves. As we read the play, the main character is based on Walter. Walter tries to fit in a society that is also mixed with racism. One point of view that the author Lorraine Hansberry manifested is how discrimination, and economic problems can destroy a black man when he is trying to provide for his family.

The American Dream is something that every person aspires to accomplish in their lifetime. This dream is different for everyone depending on their interests and capabilities. For many, especially minorities, these dreams are very difficult to achieve because of the challenges they face in society. People who have money and opportunity can more easily accomplish the goals of minorities, who are held back by their race and status. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry shows the struggles of an African American family trying to achieve each of their American Dreams, which differs for each character in the play.

People from all over the world migrate to the Unites States of America in hopes of living out the “American Dream.” Most do not realize, however, that the “American Dream” is perhaps only meant to be lived out by stereotypical, hetersosexual, Caucasian Americans. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a scholar, writer and a 25 year member of the American Sociologist Society, would argue that the “American Dream” in and of itself is extremely gendered.

Lena, Walter, Ruth, and Benaetha all live under one roof, but they all have different dreams. As Lena dreams that the dreams of her children should come true by using the money of their father’s life insurance and her family must be united in whatever economic and social circumstances they have to face. Walter Lee dreams of a liquor store. He thinks that having a liquor store; he can make his family’s economic condition good. Ruth dreams to have a wealthy and fine family, so that they don’t have to be worry for minor things. Beneatha

While I was scrolling down my twitter, I came across this tweet. “All poor people ain’t black/ and all black people ain’t poor” posted by an African American women. I know there are many people think this way of African American and are always stereotype African American besides on what they see in media. A Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie that is part of the TED series. Told her personal story, “The danger of a single story” in July 2009 at TEDGlobal.

A lot of people come to America for a better life. Some immigrants would do anything to live the American dream. Everyone needs money and America is the place to be. There are Jobs available to immigrants to make money and a good living. Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite. wanted to live the American dream. They have a rude awakening to the start of living the American Dream. They were f forced to work and pay bills after becoming in debt as soon as they arrived in America. The Immigrant experience will soon get the best of the family. The America Dream is not what they think. The Family from Lithuania will soon turn their backs on each other when times get hard. Teta Elizabeth uses her old way and traditions from Lithuania to keep the family together.