The sought after American Dream

In the article "Keeping the Dream Alive" Joe Meacham states that the American dream is “being attacked” and is slipping away. He goes on to say that the thought people once had of if I work hard then I can have a nice house and a good life, is somewhat lost because of economic downfall. Yet he sates, “We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.” Along with the combination of people making less money and the cost of goods rising, is a he contributing factor to this spiral; making it harder to obtain the American Dream.

In the article “Rethinking the American Dream” David Kamp's states that the American Dream has not gone away. A part in the article that I found to emphasize this was, “ It was possible in this wonderful city for that nameless little boy—for any of its millions—to have a decent chance to scale the walls and achieve what they wished. Wealth, rank, or an imposing name counted for nothing. The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream.”   He capitalizes on the fact that yes we’ve been moved from our comfortable routine of things, but that doesn’t mean that we are losing the American Dream. The American Dream is not solely based on wealth, but rather achievements reached that once seemed far of in the distance.