american dream

In the article “Keeping the Dream Alive”, Jon Meacham describes the concept of American Dream, he cites Adams book “The Epic of America”: “that American dream of a better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank which is the greatest contribution we have s yet made to the thought and welfare of the world.” He also mentions that how American have struggled their American Dream for hundreds years: they overcame difficulties, fought for freedom and equality, and created wealth. However, while our lives are getting better and better, American Dream seems further and further from us.

 With development of economic and higher level of living standard, the American Dream has been made bigger today. If you live at war, what you want is a peaceful life; if you live in the 60s, what you want is a better, richer, and richer life; but now we are living in the 21^st century which is a time of rapid development, so we are pursuing the best life that we might be able to obtain. Compared to the generation of our parents, there is no doubt that we are having higher education and better life than the time they had the same age with us.