Failure To Achieve The American Dream

Many people come to America in hopes of achieving the American dream. It has been said to be the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. America is a land of opportunity where all of your hopes and dreams can come true. James Truslow Adams a writer and political commentator once said, “the whole of the American dream has been based on the chance to get ahead, for one’s self or one’s children, would the country ever reached the point it has if the individual had always been refused the rewards of his labor and dangers?”. These words are a perfect example of why many people strive to achieve the American dream. However, the American dream, for many, is not viewed the same and may even seem incapable to achieve. When it comes to the American dream many

“… on the basics of their physical attributes, skin color, people are seen, marked or even described as different, as belonging to a group which results in either inclusion or exclusion.” States Weber a professor of psychology and women’s and gender studies at university of South Carolina in her book “A Conceptual Framework. Over the years society has painted a picture of the perfect American dream and if you do not flawlessly fit into that picture chances are you will not be successful. People often define success as the attainment of a high income economic security, as well as a prestigious job. We tend to define success based on the amount of money one may have or the social status of an individual. However sometimes even the most tenacious efforts will not guarantee someone’s victory. Jennifer Hochschild who, is a professor of government as well as African American studies at Harvard university, believes that the American dream has been a failure because only a handful can realize it in its fullest sense. Whites are constantly kept from recognizing the intricacies of race relations as well as the setbacks experienced by blacks. For instance, slaves were imported from Africa and did