Over time and around the world we have heard about the American Dream. America the land of dreams where people develop themselves and take new opportunity for their lives. Different factors have changed the vision of the dream. However, it still remains as the pursuit of a better life. The American Dream creates multiple dreams under one definition. All the dreams with the same goal, the purpose of improving their lives. Americans and foreigners share this dream making it a universal value.
The American Dream begins with the ideas supported by the American constitution, which contains the values of this country. In the interview Richard Rodriguez explains how the dream “ began in the 19th century as immigrants mainly Irish and German began coming to the United States and describing their experience as transformative” (Interview by Jamilah King, 1). The word transformative describes the essence of the dream that is the pursuit of an improvement. America is the new world at the time a place that offers a new perspective in life and new opportunities for European people …show more content…
Americans started to look at their country as the place to make their dreams come true. A country with a lot of resources and a strong economy was perfect to achieve their goals. Native-born Americans adapted the dream to their conditions. In the article “What’s the American Dream, Kimberly Amadeo says “The American Dream started morphing into something less about opportunity to become the best you can be” (2). This happened because when the natives take over the dream the conditions changes and the dream reaches the more idealistic but less universal point. Richard Rodriguez explains this “ The dream of the outsiders, the immigrants, that ‘ I will come to America and I will change my life’. For those born in the United States, there’s a different notion. It’s not about changing one’s life. It’s about acquiring more” (King,
The American Dream begins with the ideas supported by the American constitution, which contains the values of this country. In the interview Richard Rodriguez explains how the dream “ began in the 19th century as immigrants mainly Irish and German began coming to the United States and describing their experience as transformative” (Interview by Jamilah King, 1). The word transformative describes the essence of the dream that is the pursuit of an improvement. America is the new world at the time a place that offers a new perspective in life and new opportunities for European people …show more content…
Americans started to look at their country as the place to make their dreams come true. A country with a lot of resources and a strong economy was perfect to achieve their goals. Native-born Americans adapted the dream to their conditions. In the article “What’s the American Dream, Kimberly Amadeo says “The American Dream started morphing into something less about opportunity to become the best you can be” (2). This happened because when the natives take over the dream the conditions changes and the dream reaches the more idealistic but less universal point. Richard Rodriguez explains this “ The dream of the outsiders, the immigrants, that ‘ I will come to America and I will change my life’. For those born in the United States, there’s a different notion. It’s not about changing one’s life. It’s about acquiring more” (King,