What is the “true” American Dream? How can everyone achieve the American Dream? In past years, the U.S. has had many views upon the American Dream. Like most people in the United States, many have tried achieving the American Dream, but they do not quite know what it is. In the books that the sophomores were required to read, they showed many views of the American Dream. In Huck Finn, it showed that being free to do whatever was the American Dream. In the Great Gatsby, it showed that money is all that anyone cares about in the U.S. Unlike those books, In A Raisin in the Sun, it showed that the American Dream can have many different meanings. Out of all the books, they show one common dream. The old American Dream was to have a job that pays a lot of money, a big house, and hardly have to work hard. The old American Dream is broken because of racism, lack of equal education opportunities, and poverty, but the new American Dream is to own a nice home, go to college, and to get a good job.
In an interview with Judith McClure, a …show more content…
When people come into the U.S. from foreign countries to find a better life, they usually look at the education system for all ages. In some cases in the U.S., “An undocumented student is a student foreign national …who entered the United States legally as a nonimmigrant but violated the terms of his or her visa status and remained in the United States without authorization” (Kim 55). Again, racism is in the mix, but not as much. Typically when people move to the U.S., they move for their future children’s lives and maybe even their own lives. In almost every state in the U.S. has a law in the education system that states, “undocumented students ' residency status is solely determined by their parents ' immigration status” (Kim 55). Even though education and racism is holding people from achieving the American Dream, there is one big element
In an interview with Judith McClure, a …show more content…
When people come into the U.S. from foreign countries to find a better life, they usually look at the education system for all ages. In some cases in the U.S., “An undocumented student is a student foreign national …who entered the United States legally as a nonimmigrant but violated the terms of his or her visa status and remained in the United States without authorization” (Kim 55). Again, racism is in the mix, but not as much. Typically when people move to the U.S., they move for their future children’s lives and maybe even their own lives. In almost every state in the U.S. has a law in the education system that states, “undocumented students ' residency status is solely determined by their parents ' immigration status” (Kim 55). Even though education and racism is holding people from achieving the American Dream, there is one big element