Teenagers in this generation are in a time in with education is a gateway to greater opportunity. According to Joe Pinsker’s article, he compares two generations (1996 and 2011) idea of the “American Dream”. He states that teens of 2011 generation are loosing confidence in the idea of the “American Dream”. In a way I believe that this article makes a valid statement on the topic of the “American Dream”. Having that dream depends on the situation and whether one has the opportunity to achieve his or her goal.
Achieving that goal of a greater opportunity during 1996 was based off of hard work and meritocracy. Their version of the American Dream focus on solely their abilities and talents. Their ticket to happiness was showing the character building skills they had learned, allowing them to have an edge in the real world. It didn't matter what social status or amount of wealth one had to achieve that grater opportunity. What mattered was the hard work and effort put in to achieve that goal. Their happiness was to see themselves improve and build up upon it to achieve their goals.
The “American Dream” of the more recent generation is now based upon opportunities and “ifs’. The 2011 generation has come a long way in advancements such …show more content…
The generation of the 1996 focused on merit whereas the generation focused on open opportunities. With this information, the author shows that the generation of 2011 has lost confidence in the "American Dream". This partly due to the idea that wealth leads to greater opportunity. The idea of being wealthy has really become the basis for earning respect and achieving that goal. They depend on wealth to achieve that greater opportunity rather than hard work and merit. According to the article, the 2011 generation tend to think more on the materialistic side of things, to achieve happiness. From this it doesn’t seem like much of an improvement on the “American
Achieving that goal of a greater opportunity during 1996 was based off of hard work and meritocracy. Their version of the American Dream focus on solely their abilities and talents. Their ticket to happiness was showing the character building skills they had learned, allowing them to have an edge in the real world. It didn't matter what social status or amount of wealth one had to achieve that grater opportunity. What mattered was the hard work and effort put in to achieve that goal. Their happiness was to see themselves improve and build up upon it to achieve their goals.
The “American Dream” of the more recent generation is now based upon opportunities and “ifs’. The 2011 generation has come a long way in advancements such …show more content…
The generation of the 1996 focused on merit whereas the generation focused on open opportunities. With this information, the author shows that the generation of 2011 has lost confidence in the "American Dream". This partly due to the idea that wealth leads to greater opportunity. The idea of being wealthy has really become the basis for earning respect and achieving that goal. They depend on wealth to achieve that greater opportunity rather than hard work and merit. According to the article, the 2011 generation tend to think more on the materialistic side of things, to achieve happiness. From this it doesn’t seem like much of an improvement on the “American