The American Dream turning into the American Nightmare

The American dream which is a belief haunting every American mind states that every man or woman that works hard enough can have the chance to progress in their society, be promoted and enjoy good things in life . it is all about the pursuit of happiness . “ The American dream is the proposition that America is different “ ( Sardar et al. 2004, pg 7 ) . Work hard , play by the rules, such are the rules according to Lynch ( 2008) to be promised with a better tomorrow . The Dream is influenced by many factors such as the willingness to overcome a goal , the ambitions of a person , the desire to achieve great things and the barriers imposed to them . The Nightmare originates mainly from all the following : society , culture , government , and the economy of the United States of America .

First of all the society plays an important role in the American life . I am going to focus mainly on the negative aspects of the of the American society since I am talking about a nightmare . In every society on the planet we have society outcasts , lonely and depressed people but nowhere as much as America . Hayden (2002) explained that this is due mainly to the dependence on material things and to the willingness of achieving a goal or a post even if it means to forget their families and friends . Another issue is racism and xenophobia, a dislike or fear of that which is unknown or different from oneself . the problem has been there since the creation of America where European conquerors massacred the native red Indians until today where black people are called white ghosts all this passing by slavery and human trade . According to Sardar et al. (2004) racist act was at the origin of the most blood flow in all american history . even after the courageous acts of Martin Luther King to stop the spread of racism of and blacks discrimination we still find traces of these atrocities . Sardar