American Dream In The Great Gatsby And Indian Education

The Great Gatsby, Martin Luther King’s, “I Have a Dream” speech, and Sherman Alexie’s, “Indian Education” prove that the American dream is not achievable because not everyone is willing to change and accept others, not everyone has the drive and passion to get what they want, and you can’t change other people’s feelings about things. I interpret the American dream to be living in a good financial state, having close relationships with others, and there being equality and acceptance throughout communities across America. The reason that the American dream is not achievable is because in The Great Gatsby, Jay has a goal of spending the rest of his life with Daisy, and he wants a close relationship with her. However, even though he tried very

She ended up getting away and leaving town with Tom to avoid all of the trouble she caused. This proves that you can’t change people’s feelings because as much persuading and love that Jay showed Daisy, in the end, she didn’t show one bit of sorrow. The only one at Gatsby’s funeral was Nick. In Martin Luther King’s famous speech, he mentions how he wants that one day his children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character, meaning they just be judged on how they act, what they say, and what is on the inside. The reason that this is very hard to achieve is because many many people throughout the country find it hard to adapt and change their viewpoints on things as such. You can’t exactly change people’s opinions or feelings about things by yourself. It is mostly up to them to find it within them to want to change and come together and accept everyone for who they are. Lastly, in Sherman Alexie’s text, he writes about how he was bullied growing up in school, and that there were many kids who graduated with him that were scared for the real

However, this would be very hard to accomplish because not everyone has the ability to persevere through hard times. Not everyone has the passion and the drive to get a good career and be financially stable. Not everyone cares a whole lot about their future. No matter how hard the school system tries to better prepare students, it will wind up being useless for most kids because of the reasons previously mentioned. Now, many may say that the American dream is achievable because a lot of people are willing to change and accept others, and there are people out there who really do want to succeed and have good relationships. While that is somewhat valid, because there are many instances where change has happened in the past for good, it doesn’t entirely resolve the issue. Obviously, the whole nation will not be willing to change, because you can’t really persuade every single person. There are still going to be people against change and against love and against success. It is inevitable. So, the American dream is not achievable because not everyone is willing to accept change, not everyone has the same passion and determination to succeed, and not everyone has the same viewpoints on things, which can cause