By romanticizing hardships suffered by immigrants in post wartime eras the American dream attributes success directly to the ability to overcome extreme hardship. This trend is evident in several different sectors of immigrants such as Jewish immigrants, Irish immigrants, and Hispanic immigrants as they assimilate to American pastimes and customs. Furthermore the children of these immigrants reflect this new American Dream successfully since they are apart of adverse cultures and are considered to represent both sides fairly equally. In addition by romanticizing the hardships suffered by immigrants in post wartime eras, certain characteristics are praised because they are believed to embody the American spirit and are thus adopted to further promote national pride. These characteristics include courage, faith, and resilience; these qualities upon further analysis can individually be related to several core beliefs held in America. Also it is important to recognize the connection between these characteristics and core American beliefs, because it aids in the explanation as to why so …show more content…
The Irish immigrants came to America following World War II, because it was more feasible to get a job here in America than in Ireland (Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes). When the Irish came to America they brought with them their unwavering faith. It was after all through their faith that hey had survived the potato famine and the constant warfare that tore apart their country in their battle for independence. Furthermore when the Irish immigrated to America they were met with a lot of resistance from Americans, because of this the Irish dug their heels in even more and endeavored to succeed in the hostile environment they found themselves in. Americans overtime became more accepting of their new neighbors and eventually absorbed the Irish’s faith into their own