The American Dream Is Wrong
What is the american dream? America is known for opportunity and freedom. But is the american dream still achievable? The american dream is still possible to reach but as american costs are increasing wages are not increasing so therefore the american dream is harder to achieve than it was in 1800s.
The american dream is opportunity but it also comes with a price, sometimes it is too expensive. In the quote, “Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support herself by the sweat of her brow. You don’t need a degree in economics to see that wages are too low and rents too high.” stated in the excerpt nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in america, demonstrates that prices are too high but workers aren't getting enough money to live and support a family. “When someone works for less pay than she can live on -- when, for example, she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply and conveniently -- than she has made a great sacrifice for you, she has made of a gift of some part of her abilities, her health, and her life.” this quote demonstrates that the “poor” and employed workers work hard to get just enough money to barely live off. …show more content…
In the quote “To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.” Lin states that the american dream is different for anyone. Maya lin is a asian american designer who has experienced prejudices. Though those thing have happened maya still has achieved her goal. “OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt
The american dream is opportunity but it also comes with a price, sometimes it is too expensive. In the quote, “Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support herself by the sweat of her brow. You don’t need a degree in economics to see that wages are too low and rents too high.” stated in the excerpt nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in america, demonstrates that prices are too high but workers aren't getting enough money to live and support a family. “When someone works for less pay than she can live on -- when, for example, she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply and conveniently -- than she has made a great sacrifice for you, she has made of a gift of some part of her abilities, her health, and her life.” this quote demonstrates that the “poor” and employed workers work hard to get just enough money to barely live off. …show more content…
In the quote “To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.” Lin states that the american dream is different for anyone. Maya lin is a asian american designer who has experienced prejudices. Though those thing have happened maya still has achieved her goal. “OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt