The Pursue of Happiness

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“All men are created equal”. This is the foundation of the American Dream( Jefferson). The forefathers of the United States believed that all men have equal rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This appealed to those who needed a fresh start or that just wanted a better life and this ideal has become synonymous with the 20th century America because America prides itself on being the land of opportunity. America has many people from all over the world come to live there because they yearn for opportunity and freedom. Ever since the creation of the United States of America the American Dream has been advertised. In the past century the American Dream has been made known by the Roaring 20s and the post WW2 era. The American Dream used to mean that every man had equal rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness but now it’s transformed into “Any man can walk into America with nothing and come out rich through hard work and dedication.”And so people took this dream to heart, making it their life dream to become rich.

In the 1920s the change of the American Dream began to change for the worse. The Dream changed from “life, liberty, pursuit of happiness” to “anyone can get rich” because America grew as a nation. After World War 1 the creation of cars, telephones, movies, and

electricity were factors that turned America into a superpower. The people of America started spending more and there was more room for entertainment. The American classic,The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about the indulgence and excess wealth of the 1920s. Gatsby, the man whose belief in the American Dream was his downfall, lived in excess wealth ...

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