Analysis Of 'My Everyday Hustle'

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What comes to mind when someone says what do you think the American Dream Means? A lot, comes to mind, because when you sit back and think about it what you think it means is not what it actually means. They say that everyone is equal, and everyone is free ,but when you actually think about it…. are we really free, or equal to others? Peace, Harmony, love, and equality that’s all we hear when we think or hear about the American dream but when you look at it there really isn’t a lot of peace or harmony. Everyone looks back and says that the american dream hasn’t changed much, which it really hasn’t because still to this day people are not all equal. Look back at what we have been through to get where we are today, still to this day …show more content…

They don't have the best jobs in the world but they get around to keeping them alive and supporting their family. Daniel is a courier/but he wants to be a police officer he rides around on his bike for hours to deliver food, it's not the best job but it gets his bills paid. He says “This world is not perfect at the end of the day”. Heidi Kole is a busker she does music in a subway not the best job but she loves what she does, and she doesn't want to do anything else. What she says is that “ Love is all you need”. What these people are saying is that not everyone is successful but they do what they have to do to support themselves. Not everyone is capable of doing their dream job, do what you desire the most no matter what it …show more content…

The text that they have read is defending the American Dream because in the poem “ Lucinda Matlock” by Edgar Lee Masters is about her life and how she lived such a happy and sweet life. She explains how she lived her life she told us what she did and how she did and she loved it. She figured out life by living it. “It takes life to love Life” (Matlock). She is saying once you lived your life you have experienced how to love it after. She died peacefully because she knows she did her responsibilities, it shows that everyone she enjoy life no matter the challenges or responsibilities that come with it. Life is full of a bunch of challenges so if you want life to be the way you want it you have to live it like you want it. Lucinda learned that no matter if it's sad or happy moments enjoy it while you can. It also shows that through all the rough times she went through she still did the same thing everyday and still she died happily. As it states “ And passed with a sweet repose” ( Matlock). Some people dont die happily but that's because they don't live life like they are supposed to and they die with

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