The American dream is a tough goal by itself, but it’s even harder when you don’t have anyone willing to support your dream with you, like your friends and family. The American dream in the film and in the texts suggest that the dreams the characters want to fulfill are only achievable if you have the support of the people around them like their friends and family. The American dream is a struggle to achieve without the help of your family. The first text this is seen in is from Death of a Salesman, when Biff wants to pursue his dream of being on a farm and not follow the dream of his dad of being a salesman, his dad is not supportive of him at all. His dad Willy says on page 15 “How can he find himself on a farm? Is that a life time thing? …show more content…
Similarly, in the book Fences, Cory wants to get into college by playing football even though his dad Troy doesn't like the idea of Cory playing football due to his prior experiences of race and discrimination and how he couldn’t make it to the league due to his skin color. Troy, even willing to hold Cory back, says “And ain’t no need for nobody coming around here to talk to me about signing nothing” (Wilson 35). Troy wants Cory to get a job and start making money because he thinks it’s a guarantee but fails to realize that times have changed and that his son has a great opportunity for his future, but Troy thinks his dream is more important than Cory’s dream. In the movie CODA when Frank and Jackie were talking in the bedroom about whether or not it was a right idea for Ruby to leave and go to college, her father Frank was supportive of her and didn’t want to hold her back while her …show more content…
In the movie CODA, Frank and Jackie were making Ruby prioritize her work on the boat over school and her dream of singing and this is seen when Jackie was talking to Ruby and saying how this new business will only be successful with Ruby because she is the only one that isn’t deaf (Hader). Jackie doesn't see that Ruby has talent and she needs to prioritize her music lessons over the family business if she wants to go to college. So instead of letting her go to the music lessons, she makes her stay and helps out around the business because that’s what Jackie wants her to do, not what Ruby wants to do. Also at Fences, Troy wanted Cory to get a job at the A&P because he doesn’t think Cory will be successful playing football. Troy says to Cory on page 35 “I thought we had an understanding of this football stuff. You are supposed to keep up with your chores and hold that job down at the A&P” (Wilson 35). Troy doesn’t want Cory playing football and would rather have him get a job that no one can take from him, but Troy doesn’t see how Cory has an opportunity to go to college and play football, Troy would rather force Cory to get a job instead of letting Cory pursue his dream. In the book Death of a Salesman, Willy wants Biff to carry out his dreams of being a wealthy and famous salesman but Biff doesn't want to be a salesman and wants to be on a farm instead. Biff on page
The American Dream is something that anyone no matter their background, social standings, or ethnicity can improve their life through hard work.
On the other hand, this article relates more to the cultural and economic surroundings of an individual, both of these aspects can interfere with the American dream. Culture plays a part because it is something that a lot of people don’t understand and in America people are not as open about culture as they should be. The dream used to be something that people aspired to have, which is why America was the place to be but due to economic and other factors people who range from 18-35 have a different perception. People who fall into this category have actually witnessed the dream being something that either
"The American Dream is "a dream of a land in which life should be better, richer, fuller and with opportunity for each. It is a dream of social order in which each man and woman should be able to achieve the fullest stature of which they are capable of, and be recognized for what they are, regardless of the circumstances of birth or position."
The phrase the American dream is contradictory to it’s meaning. The American dream was for most people just that, a dream. However, these very people had their hopes dashed and were forever lost. One could argue that a much more fitting and appropriate name for the American dream might as well be the American nightmare. In the 1920’s and early 30’s, the American dream was a beacon of hope as well as prosperity for anyone unfortunate enough to fall under it’s alluring curse, with an exception of a handful of people. What was given instead of this promise of wealth and dreams, what was given was the deterioration of dreams, and usually lives. Sadly, Lennie Small, from Of Mice and Men as well as Jay Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby was not the exceptions.
The american dream is not easy to obtain with many barriers standing in the way of people trying to achieve their american dream. In the novel The Raisin in the Sun and in the short stories In American Society and America and I . It is more difficult to achieve the american dream as an outsider due to social, economic and cultural barriers than those who live on the inside.
The American Dream has multiple meanings or definitions that have been developed and are passionately believed throughout the world. Throughout time these meanings have changed and adapted to modern culture.
The American Dream is a strong and powerful set of values that includes the chance to have an abundance of freedom, wealth, and success. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the American Dream is something everybody wants. Sometimes it takes a long journey to achieve these goals and the path taken may not be an easy one.
The American Dream is the idea that with unfaltering determination, one can acquire a prosperous life. Jay Gatsby only wanted to earn money so he could have his dream life with Daisy, who needed someone who could take care of her. At the time “he had no comfortable family standing behind him”. 156. The nlnlnlnlnlnlnlnlnlnln Throughout history, people have fled poverty to America in order to find a better way of life where they can accomplish the ultimate goal of wealth.
Firstly, the American Dream was a vision that varied for everyone, for some it might been having a house in the country, enjoying the fresh air and organic products. On the other hand there was always someone who wanted to live in the middle of the city, and enjoyed it's liveliness. Yet, even though they had different points of view both type of people knew the hardships that they had to face. They knew all too well that they had to be dedicated and they had to put in all of their time. They had nothing to
Firstly, the American Dream is only achievable to those who make the sacrifices and have what it takes to achieve the American Dream. In “Europe and America” by, David Ignatow he explains that his father had to make a lot of sacrifices for him to become successful. In lines 7-9 he
John Steinbeck once said, “People who are most afraid of their dreams convince themselves they don’t dream at all.” For various individuals, there are different kinds of meanings of the American Dream. To Lennie, from Of Mice and Men, it was tending rabbits and owning a farm with George. To someone in a war-torn country, it is to obtain freedom. Although many believe that the American Dream is unachievable, the truth is it is accomplishable because there are numerous opportunities, all it takes is determination, and to obtain an education.
The American Dream is an idea that anyone can live in the United States through hard work and live happy successful lives. There are many obstacles that would stand in the way from achieving the American Dream. Fear, money and education/training, families changing in size, disability, race and gender, are some of the hurdles that many Americans face as they try to achieve the typical American Dream.
The American Dream can be a motivational fire, but it takes a lot of hard work and dedication, one must focus on building a balanced life for themselves, participate in honest work and practice their craft to have marketable skills that just stick out from the competition. People work their whole lives making money so they can satisfy their desires. The idea of being able to purchase the items people have always dreamed of is an achievement in itself. Having a great family, owning a home and having beautiful things to fill it with is a common dream amongst people. Many people take pride in what they possess.
Today, The American dream is not fully represented in the same way as the ideas were initially raised. The ideas were primarily fabricated in the very beginning of our country. The propagandist role of any medium has changed just as much as the times have since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In contemporary America, film is the leading component of the propagation and detraction of the American dream. The film The Pursuit of Happyness (2005) supports the idea of the American dream our founding fathers set out. Wall Street (1987) on the other hand, supports and acts as a detractor of the true American dream and leads people to believe, what a lot of people already believe, that it is a dream to become monetarily successful. Propaganda through film has been a vast advocate for this change in ideas of the American dream in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
What is the American Dream? That’s a question everyone is trying to answer. People find it in their own unique ways; money, success, freedom, or love. However, these aren’t easily obtained, and in most situations people figure this out the hard way. People can be immensely wealthy but still fail in their journey to the American dream. A man may be the most successful in the world but in his eyes he may have not reached his American dream. People fight for their dream every day, as colonists they had to fight for our freedom and to pursue our dream. Some think that to obtain their dream and goal is to fall in love, but they may never be able to find or have “the one” and will never truly be in love. The American dream is an unobtainable ideal that everyone is still searching for today.