Transcript of The american dream
- 1. Stephen Calkins
Jacob Miller
The American Dream
- 2. The American Dream
In the Beginning of the
- 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. 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. Material goods, Black Rights, Social Order
Barely a job, low wages
20thCentury
What people had
What people wanted
- 6. The American Dream
Main themes of the
- 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. 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. Main Theme
- 10. The American Dream
Reflecting on society with the
- 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. Reflection
The American Dream has changed and many now look for Get Rich
Quick
Work values for many have dramatically shifted
- 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. Reflection
- 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. American Dream
What is our
- 17. Stephens Dream
Money
Fast Cars
Fine Art
- 18. Jakes Dream
Money
Fast Cars
Hot Babes
- 19. Questions?