The American Dream is interpreted in many different ways. This dream is mostly associated with hard work, success, family and most importantly money. However, the big question is, is the “American Dream” a white picket fence? Or a 44th floor penthouse? Generations go through drastic changes, such as; the music they hear, the fashion they wear, the way they think, and the slang they use in their vocabulary. Can the American Dream be another generation change? If we look back into history, after World War 2, people were migrating into the suburbs; they wanted to have a family and a house to go to every night. However, studies show that over the past twelve years that has changed. We can blame many causes for this change, for example, culture
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The problem with this is that starting a family could be difficult while being in college, so most of the young adults delay it. Having debts after college is another huge setback. Just in New York, a debt of a student who attended a public 4-year institution and private non-profit 4-year institution is $27,822 . The next three articles will summarize what we call the American Dream now in comparison to our past times.
In the first article, “The New American Dream is Living in a City, Not Owning a House in the Suburbs” written by Sam Frizell, gives us many reasons why the “American Dream” is pro city. The articles goal was to explain why the “American Dream” shifted from suburbs to city and how long will it would stay like this. The article opened with a quote from George W. Bush in 2002, where he rooted for homeowners and said, “I do believe in the American Dream, and owning a home is a part of that dream, it just is. Right here in America if you own your own home, you’re realizing the American Dream” . Years later, we are thinking the complete opposite. In the census statistics stated in the article, shows fewer people are buying single-family houses and the sales are decreasing year by year, unlike, apartment units
The problem with this is that starting a family could be difficult while being in college, so most of the young adults delay it. Having debts after college is another huge setback. Just in New York, a debt of a student who attended a public 4-year institution and private non-profit 4-year institution is $27,822 . The next three articles will summarize what we call the American Dream now in comparison to our past times.
In the first article, “The New American Dream is Living in a City, Not Owning a House in the Suburbs” written by Sam Frizell, gives us many reasons why the “American Dream” is pro city. The articles goal was to explain why the “American Dream” shifted from suburbs to city and how long will it would stay like this. The article opened with a quote from George W. Bush in 2002, where he rooted for homeowners and said, “I do believe in the American Dream, and owning a home is a part of that dream, it just is. Right here in America if you own your own home, you’re realizing the American Dream” . Years later, we are thinking the complete opposite. In the census statistics stated in the article, shows fewer people are buying single-family houses and the sales are decreasing year by year, unlike, apartment units