Why Is The American Dream Still Alive

When most people hear the words American Dream they think success and happiness. Do you believe the American Dream is still alive? The American Dream can be defined differently with the different generations. My belief is that it depends on who you ask if the dream is still alive. When asking a Baby Boomer you will get the answer that no the dream is not alive. A Generation X has a more cynical view about the American Dream. When asking a person from Generation Z you hear that they believe that dream is still alive. Baby Boomers come from a time of civil rights movements, segregation, first television, Vietnam, and war protest. Many different major history making moments happened during this time. The morals of society were just beginning to crumble. I interviewed my grandmother about The American Dream she had to same stereotypical view perfect family in the suburbs with a few kids and have enough money to get buy and then some. She believes the American Dream was once alive but is now ending with how societies morals and views have changed. The reason why she believes it's dying is because of how selfish the new generation is and how greedy they are. Which contradicts what my mother said who is a child from Generation X.

You have the grunge movement, increased drug use, and the begining of technology with the first home computer. Her view of the American Dream is having wealth and happiness bringing a more cynical view to it. When asked if she thought the American Dream was alive she replied with only for those who are born wealthy. She blames the economical downfall for the decline of the American Dream. She believes that if you are born poor you can no longer pull yourself out of poverty as easy as you could years ago. Generation X children have a more jaded look on life where Generation Z children have a positive or nonexistent view on the world and American