When Is The American Dream Dead

What is the American dream? “James Truslow Adams, in his book The Epic of America, which was written in 1931, stated that the American dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” (The American Dream 1). This being a basic meaning of the American Dream but in some way everyone has an individual meaning of the American Dream, so it is hard to put it in general terms. People could see the American dream as just being able to get to America or being able to reside in America. But now a days it is harder to accomplish so many things due to laws and terrorist threats, so we ask ourselves, is the American Dream dead due to hard economic times and a great recession. …show more content…
“Statistics reveal alarming facts, including trillions of dollars lost in the stock market” (Paradis, 2009). With all of the money lost in the stock market as well as the high unemployment rate that we have seen in the past few years have all contributed to loss of economic success in the United States of America. Today in America I believe that the American Dream is still alive today and is still alive all over the world, but the meaning and way it is achieved and viewed today has been reshaped by today’s society. Many politicians, economists, and activist today say the American Dream is dead, even though all these people say its dead, I say its alive today and can have a greater impact on society and the economy than ever. The American Dream can be the key to overcoming the great recession and inequality