At this point in time, there are many who would laugh at the popularized “American Dream.” The idea that sounds so pleasant to the ears has yet to become a flesh-and-blood reality; such has been proven by America’s economy, separation of wages, and prejudice of specific groups of people, such as African-Americans, Asian-Americans, all immigrants, and the poor population. Such problems have caused any hope of the dream to die in the hearts of America’s citizens. The American Dream, realistically speaking, was meant to be a promise to all citizens, foreign, poor, or otherwise. This promise included freedom from oppression, meaning that all people were supposed to be able to have equal access to education, while still being allowed to retain their own beliefs and customs. The promise also provides equal opportunity and a home for every citizen, no matter who they are, as well as a sense of unity among people regardless of diversity. This is not the case. On the contrary, …show more content…
I felt that way, encountering the stereotypes of my race perpetuated by non-Japanese people (primarily white)...” (Noda, 1) Kesaya felt that she could not properly identify herself because people from other races, particularly American whites, forced her into a box. Another example is in Langston Hughes’ “I, Too, Sing America:” “I am the darker brother. / They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes,” (Hughes, 2-3). As an African-American, Hughes is well aware that America treats him differently from its white populace. Surely, if the promise of America were true, people of all race would be treated equally. But because of the hatred, unfairness, and assumptions directed toward certain groups of people, even though they are, by all means, should be American citizens, the promise is