The American dream has long been defined as the “dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement” (Amin). If this dream were true, it would acknowledge people for who and what they are, in spite of chance birth status or social position. Unfortunately, in today’s society, the American dream represents fortune and success much more …showed first 75 words of 944 total…

…showed last 75 words of 944 total…as a motivating force is by everyone recognizing that it is extremely idealistic and that there are many flaws in our society that this dream can not fix. Success is everything in our society, yet we must redefine what success means. If we are to continue pursuing an American dream, we may want to reshape it into being a dream of personal freedom, acceptance, and social unity instead of a dream of assets and status.