"The American Dream: A Biography" tells of the long journey towards what we now call the American dream. Author Jon Meacham goes through the years starting all the way back from the 1600s to shows us that this dream has been a work in progress for hundreds of years and took awhile to obtain. Through times of hardship and stuggle we had obtained it. He does believe the idea is somewhat lost now and it is up to us the people to restore it.
"Rethinking the American Dream" is about the idea that the American Dream is a changing idea. The comfortable lifestyle we have now that we take for granted was the american dream for many back then. Author David Kamp quotes James Truslow Adams "The Epic of America", "that American dream of a better, richer, and happier life for all citizens of every rank." and shows us that we are already here. Think about the difference of your parents life to yours, not many people can say that it isnt better, richer, and happier. He uses the ideas of 70s and 80s sitcoms to reimagine the American Dream for the past generations and can show us now that we have everything they have and more. So why, if we have this, do we strive for more? It is because we are spoiled by this lifestyle and our greed leaves us wanting something greater? I think the point of this article was to remind us that the American Dream isnt about striving to be the greatest, but to realize what you have is something already great in itself.
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