Several individuals come to America in search of the American Dream. They hope for the freedom, justice, and opportunities that they could not obtain elsewhere. However, “American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality”, an informational text written by the notable journalist-Ari Shapiro, discusses that the American Dream is not necessarily obtainable for all Americans. Although the American Dream is a subjective term defined by many as a chance of pursuing one’s goals, Shapiro argues how the significance of the American Dream is somewhat declining due to the drastic disparity between the wealth status of the American people. Shapiro reveals that “lower income…are more skeptical about the American Dream while “higher income… are pretty optimistic about
