My County tis of Thee The American Dream provides people a dream and not a reality. In 1931, James T. Adams introduced the concept of the American Dream to give hope for a better tomorrow to Americans during the Great Depression. Through hard work, education, and trust in the American Government. Unfortunately the American Dream was just that, a dream. The works of Upton Sinclair, Jacob Lawrence and Dorothea Lange, depicts different versions of the American Dream. An analysis of several works of these admired twentieth century figures revels many flaws in the American Dream. Although the American Dream gave Americans hope, it was just unachievable for a most. He defined the American Dream as… “dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to …show more content…
During the dust bowl many people made the pillage to the west in search of a work and a better life, but many people were struggling to make ends meet. Dorothea Lange, a photographer employed by the U.S. Government’s FSA program documented and brought attention of the living conditions of the poor to the public. Her most famous photo, the Migrant Mother taken in 1936, shows a mother looking into the distance with a concerned look on her face while two of her three children hide their faces and a baby sleeps in the women’s arms. She and her children are dirty, but the look on the mother’s face portrays the emotion of people during the dust bowl. Wondering how she will survive another night, where she could find a job, and how she will provide food for her and her three children. Florence Owens Thompson and her children had a difficult time living the American Dream. She and her kids had to eat frozen vegetables, hunt for birds, and occasionally lived under a bridge. After her husband passed away, Florence had a difficult time providing an adequate life for her