The American Dream

To most people the American Dream is that of choices; to practice the religion they want, or to wear what they want, or vote for who they want, even though these are all different they’re the same. Freedom, freedom is the underlying tone in everyone’s American Dream but for some it is not obtainable, although there are many that are able to achieve this; people from wealthy families or people from head figures of society. For the rest of the people the Dream is just that, a dream or a myth, something that will pacify people just like a bedtime story does to a small child. Even if a person is able to achieve their dream they are still held back by responsibilities and duties that come from with accomplishing their dream.
The authors of the two stories, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and O Brother, Where art Thou? by Joel and Ethan Coen, are also saying in their writings that brotherhood and friendship are part of the American Dream and are required to fully accomplish it b...