What Is The American Dream?

American Dream In 1913 people declared the American Dream. The woman, Kimberly Amado wrote about the American Dream in her article What is the American Dream? Quotes and History. So what is it? The American Dream is the goal every standard American believes they can achieve. Little do they know it is impossible to achieve. Although the American Dream is a real thing it is unreachable because when a person thinks they reach it they keep wanting more. As in the story The Great Gatsby, Mr. Gatsby changed his life around. He has a beautiful house, an abundance of money, servants and much more. But all he wants is a girl named Daisy, he would do anything just to have her, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). He had always wanted Daisy from the day they left each other, but when he finally has her, she was not how he remembered her to be five years ago. She has a husband and a child, Daisy and Gatsby both love each other, but she loves her husband more. Gatsby knows that he cannot have her, he strives for her to feel safe. Daisy was his American Dream but, since he did not get to her fast enough so apparently …show more content…
Some people of a lower class may want to be rich and popular. In the article What is The American Dream? Quotes and History talks about a book that says “the pursuit of happiness” (Amado 1) is what everyone should want. But people of a higher class with money can never really be happy. Those people try to buy happiness, but they get the attention of people who want their money. Even after they buy what they want, they are never satisfied for long, the excitement wears off and then they are working for something else. The people with money always want the newest things, so when it goes out of style they have to get more unneeded