Thankfully, the American Dream is beginning to evolve by diminishing the priority to value the classic and more outdated standards of success. The Dream should revolve around happiness and valuing human life, that’s it, regardless of the amount of money or children someone has. Perhaps, we will all come to our sense soon, and realize what our own personal American Dream is, and start working towards a realistic and attainable goal.
In this modern world, society has laid out a path for every person to follow in order to become successful and accomplish that classic goal of ‘The American Dream’. The path begins at school, then to college, hopefully that education is enough to get a high paying job to buy a house for a future …show more content…
Not too long ago, the dream to me was being successful, which means having money. I figured, in order to be successful, money and wealth were not only necessary, but the primary factor. That isn’t too far from society’s classic version, which relies on money for each step of the path; school, a house, kids, etc. As I grew however, so did my view on the American Dream. My own version has become more realistic as I have become not only more knowledgeable about what I truly need, but also about what I truly want and what could make me happy. Although money and having financial success is helpful in creating a comfortable life without having to worry about debt, living a healthy and fulfilled life should be all that matters to one’s dream, not materialistic things like houses and