an interpertation of gathering paradise- art essay
The American Dream is “ associated with upward mobility and enough economic success to lead a comfortable life ” (Churchill, Issue 21) . I consider it to be an overhyped concept and an ill-fitting idea of what truly defines American success. Often critiqued to be individualistic, when the American ideal should be robust liberty and belonging in the land of the free. Modern capitalism is interwoven generously in the American Dream. While freedom and prosperity are constitutional rights guaranteed to all, they are used to accommodate excessive consumerism and greed. Collectively, we’ve achieved the American Dream over and over since our conception. From war after another, we’ve gathered more land up north, the Midwest, and shortly after, every inch of the continent, reacting combatively at any attempt by Native Americans to have their land returned. By the mid-18th century, we struck gold in North Carolina, and by the mid-19th century, we traded agricultural goods through the Trans...