Adam’s American Dream portrays America as a place where anyone, no matter one’s race, religion, or their “circumstances of birth or position,” can pursue their desire to make a reputable name for themselves.This is only attainable as long as they have the motivation to do so. He understands that people come from different backgrounds and the opportunities will differ due to one’s “ability or achievement”. Meaning that people become proficient at different skills due to lifestyle and natural ability or god given gifts. This notion, as stated is hard for the “European upper classes to interpret adequately” due to the equality that America has been supporting since the times of the revolution. European upperclass and American upper class do not
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This is why the idea of the American Dream is a “difficult dream for the European upperclass to interpret adequately.” but also is incomprehensible for the American higher class too. Being born into wealth and power, they have no need to make something of themselves and strive for more. This is due to a plausible future of wealth and no real hardship or obstacle to overcome, as opposed to middle class Americans, who struggles to make a living and a name for themselves. James Truslow Adams idea of the American Dream demonstrates that humans need to calculate what they can attain in life or else there will be no motivation to prosper. The book Of Mice and Men demonstrates the understanding that a lack of challenges in life results in a shortage of will to strive for a better living. Curley, the son of the farm owner George and Lennie end up working on, is a brutally cocky person who finds joy in his pugnacious ways. He has a definite future of inheriting the farm, which disables him from having and pursuing his own ambitions. Instead he finds joy in plugging “himself up for a fighter” and getting in meaningless conflicts with the workers (page 28).Another character from Of Mice and Men that has an insufficient amount of aspiration is Curley’s wife. Depressed and doubtful, she is a character who married into a higher position in life. She doesn’t even like her husband, she even says “He ain’t a nice …show more content…
In a society entrenched in discrimination, Walter struggles to find meaning in his life. He is blinded by his desire of owning a liquor store, which he believes will generate a great fortune. Walter wants to be able to come home and to where ”Ruth will come downstairs” and greet him(109). Keeping in mind that they live in an apartment and don’t know what living in a two story house feels like.They haven’t ever experienced a higher standard of living He tells his son Travis that he can be whatever he wants to be if Walter obtains his dream of starting a successful business. This delusional unrealistic dream shows Walter is blinded by his own interests and is giving his son false hope. Another person who is an example of how materialism (specifically wealth) weighs on them is Beneatha.She differs from Walter on the basis that she attempts to rely only on her wits and dedication to achieve her dream. In the play, Beneatha is studying to be a doctor. Right from the beginning of the play Beneatha was trying to flout the status quo and make a name for herself. But as the play progresses she begins to focus and rely on the insurance money Mama was given. She fell into a state of despair when Walter lost the money. She explained her grief to
This is why the idea of the American Dream is a “difficult dream for the European upperclass to interpret adequately.” but also is incomprehensible for the American higher class too. Being born into wealth and power, they have no need to make something of themselves and strive for more. This is due to a plausible future of wealth and no real hardship or obstacle to overcome, as opposed to middle class Americans, who struggles to make a living and a name for themselves. James Truslow Adams idea of the American Dream demonstrates that humans need to calculate what they can attain in life or else there will be no motivation to prosper. The book Of Mice and Men demonstrates the understanding that a lack of challenges in life results in a shortage of will to strive for a better living. Curley, the son of the farm owner George and Lennie end up working on, is a brutally cocky person who finds joy in his pugnacious ways. He has a definite future of inheriting the farm, which disables him from having and pursuing his own ambitions. Instead he finds joy in plugging “himself up for a fighter” and getting in meaningless conflicts with the workers (page 28).Another character from Of Mice and Men that has an insufficient amount of aspiration is Curley’s wife. Depressed and doubtful, she is a character who married into a higher position in life. She doesn’t even like her husband, she even says “He ain’t a nice …show more content…
In a society entrenched in discrimination, Walter struggles to find meaning in his life. He is blinded by his desire of owning a liquor store, which he believes will generate a great fortune. Walter wants to be able to come home and to where ”Ruth will come downstairs” and greet him(109). Keeping in mind that they live in an apartment and don’t know what living in a two story house feels like.They haven’t ever experienced a higher standard of living He tells his son Travis that he can be whatever he wants to be if Walter obtains his dream of starting a successful business. This delusional unrealistic dream shows Walter is blinded by his own interests and is giving his son false hope. Another person who is an example of how materialism (specifically wealth) weighs on them is Beneatha.She differs from Walter on the basis that she attempts to rely only on her wits and dedication to achieve her dream. In the play, Beneatha is studying to be a doctor. Right from the beginning of the play Beneatha was trying to flout the status quo and make a name for herself. But as the play progresses she begins to focus and rely on the insurance money Mama was given. She fell into a state of despair when Walter lost the money. She explained her grief to