The American Dream is the most coveted desire known to the nation’s man. The want for this possession has even spread to other homelands, who wish to experience this gift. What makes this phenomenon truly compelling is how said dream is interpreted, as all Americans do in fact dream. Recorded history tells present man that this dream has been viewed in multiple ways, which vary from civil rights, security, and dignity. Arc of Justice speaks majorly on the topic of civil rights, which was a troublesome issue within the 1950s-1960s. The reader is introduced to the Jim Crow era, which enabled state and local law to enforce racial segregation in the Southern United States. The American dream within this scenario was sought by African Americans,
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The American dream of these individuals were to have a completely segregated country. Though the scenario revolves around the same concept, the dream is clearly different from their counterpart. This proves that people have different dreams, no matter the situation. This also proves that the American Dream is not a singular dream, but a plethora of dreams. Security is a reality that a vast amount of people yearn for. Security comes in many shapes and forms, but a general idea can be seen in The Worst Hard Time. Certain chapters focus on the southern plains people that dealt with what they perceived as betrayal by the government, banks, and the environment. Providing land for the people, the government insured them that planting wheat on the property would capitalize on increasing export prices. Unfortunately, the citizens did not expect the demand for wheat to plummet, which began controversy. With the banks failing and wheat prices continuing to fall drastically, their land became overwhelmed by harsh conditions. The once fertile land now overworked, became dry due to drought and was sucked up into the increasingly frequent storms. As the storms began, denial and uncertainty ruled. People struggled to support their families while maintaining their composure, and to make sense of the sudden reversal of their …show more content…
To reach this pinnacle, marriages would have to be long lasting, while having many children. It is trivial why Americans believed this was the only solution to stop tyranny within their country. The only logical explanation for these ideals is they believed that domestic strength came through long lasting bonds and numbers.
It is quite interesting to see how the American Dream of security differentiates within the parties of The Worst Hard Time and Homeward Bound. On one side, Americans give their trust and support to the banks and their crops. It is these outside sources that they believe will be the answer to their dream of security and bring them wealth. On the other hand, Americans give their trust and support to themselves and their future family to bring security and defeat oppressive evils. Demonstrating how security is desired differently by Americans, this proves how there is not one true American
The American dream of these individuals were to have a completely segregated country. Though the scenario revolves around the same concept, the dream is clearly different from their counterpart. This proves that people have different dreams, no matter the situation. This also proves that the American Dream is not a singular dream, but a plethora of dreams. Security is a reality that a vast amount of people yearn for. Security comes in many shapes and forms, but a general idea can be seen in The Worst Hard Time. Certain chapters focus on the southern plains people that dealt with what they perceived as betrayal by the government, banks, and the environment. Providing land for the people, the government insured them that planting wheat on the property would capitalize on increasing export prices. Unfortunately, the citizens did not expect the demand for wheat to plummet, which began controversy. With the banks failing and wheat prices continuing to fall drastically, their land became overwhelmed by harsh conditions. The once fertile land now overworked, became dry due to drought and was sucked up into the increasingly frequent storms. As the storms began, denial and uncertainty ruled. People struggled to support their families while maintaining their composure, and to make sense of the sudden reversal of their …show more content…
To reach this pinnacle, marriages would have to be long lasting, while having many children. It is trivial why Americans believed this was the only solution to stop tyranny within their country. The only logical explanation for these ideals is they believed that domestic strength came through long lasting bonds and numbers.
It is quite interesting to see how the American Dream of security differentiates within the parties of The Worst Hard Time and Homeward Bound. On one side, Americans give their trust and support to the banks and their crops. It is these outside sources that they believe will be the answer to their dream of security and bring them wealth. On the other hand, Americans give their trust and support to themselves and their future family to bring security and defeat oppressive evils. Demonstrating how security is desired differently by Americans, this proves how there is not one true American