About The American Dream Novels & Stories

"Isn't it sad?" "What?" "That society has made us believe we can't accomplish our dreams whilst raising our kids. We are taught to chase our dreams then settle when we have accomplished all of them. What if we don't? What if getting kids could be the greatest accomplishment of all time. Don't get me wrong, I'm just saying kids can not hinder us from chasing our dreams and becoming who we've always wanted to be. I want to be a working mom who chases after her dreams and creates this empire for herself. I want my child to be so proud of me and look up to me. That's the mom I want to be. I'm not letting this child pull me down. "

“Respectfully saying and not meant to insult you, please shut up” “Hmm, whatever you say old man. You're getting quite too desperate for your age. What do you actually need all the money for? What you said isn't a plan or a need. That's a fucking dream of a jobless twenty year old who doesn't want to get off their ass and work but prefers to sit on their behind all day and get lazy off their imagination. What happened to the American dream, man?! That's more suitable for your age” When I kill you then you'll know what happened to the American dream.

“Nice try, but stay on topic. Give me more, what’s the green light say about the American Dream?” I sighed, flipping open the book to a dog-eared page. “It’s all about wanting something you can’t have. Gatsby’s obsessed with this perfect version of Daisy, but it’s a fantasy. The light’s like… hope, but it’s also a trap, because it’s always out of reach.” Meredith nodded, her expression impressed. “Not bad. Now, let’s look at this passage…” She slid the book toward me, pointing to a highlighted section.

He said; hopefully, he had found a solution. "And what would you do with your current job? Would you throw away a dream job? You've got to think this through; you can't jeopardize your whole career for a few well-timed words!" "Well! I'm not going to jeopardize my dream job like that! I remind you that the ultimate goal is to start our own newspaper one day:" "A day we'll never see if you keep chasing pipe dreams." Adam fumed. "We promised ourselves we'd pay our dues, we'd work tirelessly to make our dream come true, remember?"

I say walking over to her room to get my clothes "I mean, I never thought I would see the day you would meet the father of the man you are dating. The fact that you are dating is so surreal and, to top it off, Ethan is the guy you are dating. Never in my whole life did I see that coming. " "I know, right? Who would have thought I'd ever like Ethan, let alone date him?" Sometimes I feel like it’s a dream. I don’t know if to say if it’s a bad or good one, but it feels like a dream. " "It's a good dream because I've seen you on your happiest days since you started dating Ethan." "You feel so," I say, smiling, actually surprised at that fact. "I know that, and I am happy for you." "Thank you."

“Why did you come to America?” Her expression became unreadable. “I wanted to explore more opportunities.” “Just that?” She looked up at me. The question had slipped out before I could stop it. I had no right to ask. “America is the big dream,” she said quietly. “I thought it would be fun to try something new. A new country. New adventures. New job opportunities.” “Did you come here alone?” The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Blake’s eyes narrowed.

He asked me one question after another while a smile was still on his lips. Yeah, when I was young I really had a dream. My dream is to prove to everyone that someone like me can still be reached, that someone like me who is the only child of a poor family can still be reached. I proved it to everyone, I showed it to everyone and I fulfilled all the dreams that form here in my heart so that all the people I promised before would admire me. People who are no longer by my side because they have already rested in the afterlife. They are the people who have inspired me to fight even though I know it is difficult, they are the people who have been the reason why I grew up with dignity and quality

May they too reach you in peak. But it doesn’t happen real cheap. You have to pay a big price, I repeat. I repeat. You are sane. Insanity is society that doesn’t see a dream, that doesn’t value dreams. Wow! You are the only free. See dreams while you wake. You create. You make.

With so much curiosity, I went closer to her and slowly look on her eyes—trying to get everything straight. “You mean, Leigh got laid last night?” She pointed me using her forefinger and stand up, making little dance moves elegantly. “Well, at least, it is what she said earlier.” Everyone’s reality is different. However, there are some realities that are true for all of life. Life Is difficult. Somehow people seem to believe that life is supposed to be easy. This is particularly a problem in America today. We expect a smooth easy road to success. We expect our lives to be hassle free. We expect the government to solve our problems. We expect to get the prize without having to pay the price.

This offer to go back to school had her heart racing, she would love to go to school here in the States it was something she had always dreamed of doing. ‘I, well, I, don’t know what to say, I would love to go to school here in the States, I mean, I used to dream of doing so when I was kid, you know. I think I watched too many TV programs about life in American schools, I'm sure they are not all the wonderful open places like the one in Glee.’ She blushed prettily, Having said that, won't there be a problem with finance, seriously, I mean, don’t you have to pay to go to school in America?’