In “Keeping the Dream Alive” by Jon Meacham, the audience for his article are Americans who are of the voting age or older. Meacham focuses more on the mature citizens of America because during the time of the article, it was 2012, the election year for a new president, “the choice for President comes at a time when specific ideas about relieving . . . the middle class . . . seem less important than the present and the future of the overall economy,” (Meacham). The people who are the most perturbed about the American Dream, are the ones putting their say into the government. Since Meacham is talking about aspiration for the American Dream, he addresses the fact that the Dream, to many people, has changed throughout the course of history.
3. The idea of the “American Dream” developed when James Truslow Adams wrote in his latest book that, “Through the Crash of 1929 had signaled the beginning of the Great Depression that was to endure for years to come, there was also a spirit of progress, of possibility,” (Meacham). During the Great Depression and the Crash of 1929, the American adults lost hope for a future. To maintain their spirit and pride in American futures, Adams believed in an era of progression, this inspired adults to keep their dream alive. It was important to maintain the eager drive for success, thus birthed the American …show more content…
When Meacham mentions “. . . the crisis of our time,” he refers to how the Dream is slipping out of the attention of American adults, (Meacham). He explains that “to recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long, and why it matters so much,” (Meacham). He mentions the phrase to exacerbate how little the American adults focus on the Dream nowadays. Since careers, homes, and other major aspects of life have been made more achievable compared to the 30s, it is obvious to state that the American Dream has become an expectation to adults rather than a dream that they must accomplish to live
3. The idea of the “American Dream” developed when James Truslow Adams wrote in his latest book that, “Through the Crash of 1929 had signaled the beginning of the Great Depression that was to endure for years to come, there was also a spirit of progress, of possibility,” (Meacham). During the Great Depression and the Crash of 1929, the American adults lost hope for a future. To maintain their spirit and pride in American futures, Adams believed in an era of progression, this inspired adults to keep their dream alive. It was important to maintain the eager drive for success, thus birthed the American …show more content…
When Meacham mentions “. . . the crisis of our time,” he refers to how the Dream is slipping out of the attention of American adults, (Meacham). He explains that “to recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long, and why it matters so much,” (Meacham). He mentions the phrase to exacerbate how little the American adults focus on the Dream nowadays. Since careers, homes, and other major aspects of life have been made more achievable compared to the 30s, it is obvious to state that the American Dream has become an expectation to adults rather than a dream that they must accomplish to live