American Dream

To achieve the American Dream is a lifelong goal for many people living in America. The ability to attain happiness while working to lead a well off life is what the American Dream is all about. Growing up with morals and having aspirations to obtain a job and have a family was what was once important. The American Dream was such an important concept because it gave people a purpose; it guided them to lead their life in certain ways. Today however, the dream is becoming a more blurred one, putting emphasis on material items and social values. With the importance being taken away from justice and strong family values, acquiring material possessions and trying to conform to social views is what is left. This new focus leads us to believe that perhaps the American Dream is not as easily obtainable as once thought, making it something that is only in thought and can not be possessed. It is seen in The Collected Stories of Anzia Yezierska; How I found America, written by Anzia Yezierska, th...