The American Dream

In the article "Keeping the Dream Alive", Jon Meacham is still optimistic about the American Dream .He talked about how the dream kept changing in the history of America. He also talked about how the government and those presidents affected the dream. Although there are lots of hardness to achieve the dream, Jon still still believed that the people of the United States can make the dream to survive another generation.

 

The article "Rethinking the American Dream", the author thought the definition of the American Dream should be reconsidered. He agreed with Adams that " American dream of a better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank." He pointed out the "material component" of the dream. He also worried about the relation between high debt and the bet that " tomorrow would be better than today. He didn't negate the American Dream, but he stated how people look at this dream and how to achieve it is not only about hard work. The dream is about the chance, the possibility that this country gives its citizens.