The United States of America is the most diverse country in the world. People from all over the world come to America to attempt to achieve the American Dream. The American Dream is the belief that through hard work, sacrifice and risk taking in a free and equal country like America, an individual can find personal fulfillment and become self-actualized. The question is; as the middle class fades away and income inequality becomes a major issue, is the American Dream still alive today?
This writer has personal experience in the area of becoming successful in the land of opportunities, America. Being born in India and coming here at the age of 6 or7, the American Dream has always been the goal in my family. Although being limited in education, …show more content…
To be fair, my family moved around a dozen times in America in order to find the perfect living and working conditions to fit our lifestyle and that is part of the sacrifice and risk-taking that was mentioned earlier. My uncle from my father’s side had attempted to acquire what my father had. He had come to America on his own, leaving his family in India to first find work and some stability before bring rest of the family over. After 2 years in America, my Uncle had failed to find that stability and had to move back to India to finally be reunited with his family. He sacrificed his family, took a huge risk on coming here on his own and worked extremely hard with Dad and on his own but still hadn’t achieved or made progress towards the American Dream. This goes to prove that the American Dream may be more influenced by an individual’s situation than originally …show more content…
Cory is the main character who through appearance looks like your stereotypical rich man and is envied by the townspeople. However on a summer night, Cory decides to put a bullet through his head and attest to the classic quote “money does not buy happiness”. One major misconception of the American Dream is that it often gets associated with money. Money can be the solution to many problems but it is also referred to as the “root of all evil”. Money can buy temporary happiness but self-actualization and personal fulfillment are existential things that have to be pursued intellectually or at least purchased
This writer has personal experience in the area of becoming successful in the land of opportunities, America. Being born in India and coming here at the age of 6 or7, the American Dream has always been the goal in my family. Although being limited in education, …show more content…
To be fair, my family moved around a dozen times in America in order to find the perfect living and working conditions to fit our lifestyle and that is part of the sacrifice and risk-taking that was mentioned earlier. My uncle from my father’s side had attempted to acquire what my father had. He had come to America on his own, leaving his family in India to first find work and some stability before bring rest of the family over. After 2 years in America, my Uncle had failed to find that stability and had to move back to India to finally be reunited with his family. He sacrificed his family, took a huge risk on coming here on his own and worked extremely hard with Dad and on his own but still hadn’t achieved or made progress towards the American Dream. This goes to prove that the American Dream may be more influenced by an individual’s situation than originally …show more content…
Cory is the main character who through appearance looks like your stereotypical rich man and is envied by the townspeople. However on a summer night, Cory decides to put a bullet through his head and attest to the classic quote “money does not buy happiness”. One major misconception of the American Dream is that it often gets associated with money. Money can be the solution to many problems but it is also referred to as the “root of all evil”. Money can buy temporary happiness but self-actualization and personal fulfillment are existential things that have to be pursued intellectually or at least purchased