1. 1. Stephen Calkins
   Jacob Miller
   The American Dream
   
2. 2. The American Dream
   In the Beginning of the
   
3. 3. The American Dream
   Began with immigrants moving here for a better life
   Later popularized by writers of the 20th century who were not happy with the way people had interpreted the Dream
   
4. 4. Many very successful business men lived in luxury
   This shows immigrants with very little trying to find their American Dream
   19th Century
   What people had
   What people could have
   
5. 5. Material goods, Black Rights, Social Order
   Barely a job, low wages
   20thCentury
   What people had
   What people wanted
   
6. 6. The American Dream
   Main themes of the
   
7. 7. Main Themes
   The American Dream has been interpreted many different ways and is different for everyone
   There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation ofhumanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.
   -Archibald MacLeish
   
8. 8. Edges and disjuncts, shattered, bitter planes,a wedge of disconsolate memories to echo fame,fear of the past, a future still to blame--
   Multiple heavens, hells, nothing is straight.You earn your money, then you waitfor so-called life to see that you get paid.
   Tilt!Again it's all gone wrong.This is a heartless, hopeless song.This is an empty, useless song.
   -Robert Creeley
   
9. 9. Main Theme
   
10. 10. The American Dream
    Reflecting on society with the
    
11. 11. Reflection
    The American Dream is perceived as a struggle for material goods
    Many people worked from the ground up to gain a materialistic life
    Writers have disagreed with this for years
    
12. 12. Reflection
    The American Dream has changed and many now look for Get Rich Quick
    Work values for many have dramatically shifted
    
13. 13. Rags to Riches
    If you work hard then you will succeed bringing wealth and Gods grace
    He won on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, well so can I
    Lottery
    Reflection
    
14. 14. Reflection
    
15. 15. Reflection
    The lottery and game shows now target Americans desire for money
    These lures make large amounts of money feeding off of peoples naivety
    
16. 16. American Dream
    What is our
    
17. 17. Stephens Dream
    Money
    Fast Cars
    Fine Art
    
18. 18. Jakes Dream
    Money
    Fast Cars
    Hot Babes
    
19. 19. Questions?