Drug addicts and criminals could have easily begun as a person looking for control in their life. Society puts pressure and expectations on people from the day they are born. The “American Dream” has every step of our life planned and if you don’t follow the plan, you are criticized and shunned. People feel as if they do not have control in their life, which can lead them to resent everything and everyone in their life that even slightly resemble the “American Dream”. If that resentment grows, it can lead people to rebel against society and making decisions that could lead to them losing the parts of their life they actually enjoy and/or into a never ending desire for more rebellious
Drug addicts and criminals could have easily begun as a person looking for control in their life. Society puts pressure and expectations on people from the day they are born. The “American Dream” has every step of our life planned and if you don’t follow the plan, you are criticized and shunned. People feel as if they do not have control in their life, which can lead them to resent everything and everyone in their life that even slightly resemble the “American Dream”. If that resentment grows, it can lead people to rebel against society and making decisions that could lead to them losing the parts of their life they actually enjoy and/or into a never ending desire for more rebellious