Challenges in the American Dream
The American Dream has different levels of reach. The American Dream is an ideal that every U.S citizen should be able to have an equal opportunity to achieve success through hard labor and determination. Challenges are always seen throughout any individual when wanting to achieve the American Dream. A dream would not be a dream if it was easy to obtain, that 's what makes the American Dream too special. Challenges portray themselves in the American dream by others being in the way one achieving it. In the short story of “One Christmas Eve” by Langston Hughes, taking place in the 1930s, Arcie, the main character and the maid of the white family is struggling to get by with the $7 she usually gets paid because …show more content…
In the short story of. “One Christmas eve” by Langston Hughes, the theme of Challenges in the American Dream is portrayed when Arcie, the main character is preparing the meal for the white family she works for. Arcie gets payed $7 for cooking and cleaning after the family, but in this particular moment, the white lady only pays her $5 because she spent it all on the kids when she went shopping. In that moment Arcie did not know how she was going to pay the landlady who is taking care of her son and also buy him gifts. Arcie’s American Dream is being lived by another person and with that Arcie is helping their American Dream grow bigger. The novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby the main Character falls through some challengers with wanting to reach his American Dream, which is daisy and the love of his life. His challenge was attempting to getting her back from her current husband Tom. Gatsby needed to understand that the challenge was not getting rid of Tom, but to understand that Daisy has now loved someone else and that is how she wants to be with. He needed to know that Daisy and his story was over and he needed to move on. The American Dream has many obstacles and with that, all individuals need to know that it will not be easy, but maybe someday their dream can come
The American Dream has different levels of reach. The American Dream is an ideal that every U.S citizen should be able to have an equal opportunity to achieve success through hard labor and determination. Challenges are always seen throughout any individual when wanting to achieve the American Dream. A dream would not be a dream if it was easy to obtain, that 's what makes the American Dream too special. Challenges portray themselves in the American dream by others being in the way one achieving it. In the short story of “One Christmas Eve” by Langston Hughes, taking place in the 1930s, Arcie, the main character and the maid of the white family is struggling to get by with the $7 she usually gets paid because …show more content…
In the short story of. “One Christmas eve” by Langston Hughes, the theme of Challenges in the American Dream is portrayed when Arcie, the main character is preparing the meal for the white family she works for. Arcie gets payed $7 for cooking and cleaning after the family, but in this particular moment, the white lady only pays her $5 because she spent it all on the kids when she went shopping. In that moment Arcie did not know how she was going to pay the landlady who is taking care of her son and also buy him gifts. Arcie’s American Dream is being lived by another person and with that Arcie is helping their American Dream grow bigger. The novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby the main Character falls through some challengers with wanting to reach his American Dream, which is daisy and the love of his life. His challenge was attempting to getting her back from her current husband Tom. Gatsby needed to understand that the challenge was not getting rid of Tom, but to understand that Daisy has now loved someone else and that is how she wants to be with. He needed to know that Daisy and his story was over and he needed to move on. The American Dream has many obstacles and with that, all individuals need to know that it will not be easy, but maybe someday their dream can come