The American Dream is the statement that anyone can do absolutely anything they want, need, or see fit to better their lives. If someone feels they are unhappy with something about their lives, they have the opportunity (Something that is rare in this world) to do as they please to make what they want better.
Some people believe the American Dream is all about money in today's world and I believe half of this statement is true. Anything you need or want to do requires money weather it’s for anything you need to survive; examples house, water, food, and etc… Or if it is for your wants and for pleasure, you will always need money anywhere you go for anything you need But, I feel money, just for the economy to be able to exist, is needed everywhere and is there to be a balance for things. The American Dream may involve but it is not required to be happy, you are allowed to get money by almost whatever job suits you. You are allowed to do with your money how you feel it necessary to better your life. …show more content…
Money can, or as they say, will control your life. It will take away your happiness and become how you live. You will have to have money and have to
have the most expensive things. In the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are having a conversation about Daisy, Tom’s wife. Mr. Gatsby and Daisy like each other. “Daisy doesn’t love, she never did, she only married you because I was poor and you were rich and she was tired of waiting.” -Mr Gatsby
The American Dream is all about you as a person being able to have the freedom to do anything and everything you could possibly want with your life because your life is yours. To have the ability to live how you have dreamed about your entire