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The American Dream
Introduction The American dream can be defined as equality of opportunity and freedom that allows all U.S. residents reach their goals in life only with their effort and determination. Today, this idea first expressed in 1931 by James Truslow Adams, refers to that prosperity depends on your skills and your work, and not in a rigid social hierarchy, although the meaning of the phrase has changed throughout U.S. history. Components of the "American Dream" are also the ideal of equality before the law, regardless of ethnic origin and social status, as well as the general reverence for all Americans character models and heroes. The idea of The …show more content…
America where life of every person is good, healthy, enjoyable and colorful. This land possess equal opportunities for every person regardless of sex, age, race etc. depending upon his or her abilities and skills truly. This idea favors the equality amongst every citizen of America and speaks against discrimination and inequality in the nation. This idea represents trueness and honesty in ones story of struggle and achievement for life and work. The author acknowledges this idea to be difficult to be achieved for the Europeans belonging to upper class as these group of pupil may find it hard to accept the hardships and sense of equality amongst rich and poor in terms of achievement and success. The author even determines the difficulty in acceptability of this idea amongst discriminating Americans idea. The American dream by James does not represent the idea of achieving money, incentives, wealthy riches, motor cars, or higher pay scale, instead the author focuses on the social aspect of humanity and society in which we live and practice on daily basis. It highlights the equality between males and females in attaining what they deserve and are capable of doing or achieving regardless of belonging to a richer family or born with a silver spoon in mouth. It should work equally for all social classes and genders in the America as mentioned by the author and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position. (Liberty of Congress, n.d.). The idea of The American dream by James in the Epic of America is basically portrays the picture of people immigrating to USA after world war two in the search of freedom, peace and happiness. It also represents the social inequality existing in the society and highlight hard work and struggle as the key to success all kind of achievements in the