The American Dream In Today's Society

Most people believe that The American Dream is all about getting the money, fame, and fortune; but in reality, it’s just about how happy the person is. The happiest people are the ones who can provide for their family, and marry the love of their lives. In a poll of 644 teens, conducted by the Job Shadow Coalition and Harris Interactive, there were seventy-one percent of the teens believed in The American Dream (“Teens believe in,” 2005). They asked the teens what they thought The American Dream is and the first most popular answer had thirty-eight percent said that is was “having a house, cars, and a good job” (“Teens believe in,” 2005, par. 5). The second most popular answer with thirty percent said that it was “being able to provide for my family” (“Teens believe in,” 2005, par. 5). Twenty-seven percent of the teens said that is was “having the career of my dreams” (“Teens believe in,” 2005, par. 5). Nearly half of the teens defined The American Dream as “simply being happy, no matter what you do” (“Teens believe in,” 2005, par. 4). They also had a survey on how much education you needed to achieve The American Dream. Thirty-one percent of the teens said that a four-year degree was what you needed to have The American Dream. Twenty percent of the teens said that …show more content…
He worked every day to reach his American Dream. Ben Franklin is a lot different from most Americans today. He knew it wasn’t going to get handed it him. But the people in today society want to take the easy road out, but Ben Franklin did not want to settle for just ordinary. He wanted a name for himself. He truly earned his success (“Novel reflections on,” 2007). The American Dream has a different meaning now than what it did back in the 1930s. The Great Depression was going on and everyone gave up on life. Their American Dream was just to survive one more day. Depression was their way of life; they couldn’t get around it (“Novel reflections on,"