We have grown up with the image of the American Dream drilled into our heads. Its crazy to think that one thing can change in an instant, but does that kind of stuff really happen? I haven't heard a really good story of the American Dream since readingThe Great Gatsby. But is the American Dream something of the 1900s?
What good has come from the American Dream? Probably just cars and peanut butter. We owe a lot to the early days of America and the 1920s. Our country was flourishing when FDR was president, that man made America great. He doubled our economy and helped keep America afloat during the war. He was one of the greatest Presidents that America had.
Back to the American Dream, who has achieved it in the last few years? President Obama is the first African-American president. He has cut unemployment in half. He's helped lower our national deficit, had same-sex marriage legalized in all states, and many other things. This man has achieved his version of the American Dream.
But who is to say that it works out that way for everyone? You would think that it would be more accessible to people that need more help than others. But in a country where money runs everything, you can't expect to have anything without giving an arm and a leg.
But my conclusion about the American Dream is that it isn't real unless you're a middle-aged, upper-middle class male that has the resources to achieve your dream.
