Analysis Of Movies That Portray The American Dream

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date The American Dream Can Be Achieved by Individuals Who Exercise Hard Work, Independence, Courage, Determination, Creativity and Diligence Introduction An individual achievement is dependent on the society and how conducive their environment is to support their growth. Most importantly, the achievement of the American dream is not by chance, but rather through hard work, independence, courage, determination, creativity and diligence. People have varied opinions on what they believe is an achievement of the American dream. Certain individual believe that becoming rich is an achievement while others believe in equality and fairness in the society. Regardless, these versions depend on the qualities stated to accomplish the American dream. The paper aims at discussing the American Dream by analyzing films that portray the accomplishment of the dream as well as the factors that make it difficult for individuals to achieve their version of the American Dream. Overview of the American Dream The American dream can be considered to be a notion that describes that every individual, regardless of their social class or race, can be able to be successful in a society that supports their success. The American dream is highly dependent on the government since it has the responsibility to enforce laws which support a society with equal opportunities, fairness and liberty. This means that apart from having the qualities of an individual who can achieve the American Dream, the government should also ensure that its people have economic and political freedom together with laws that protect their rights equally (Bush and Bush 183). Analysis of Movies that Portray the American Dream The Pursuit of Happyness Summary The movie by Chris Gardner dwells around his life story as a homeless single father struggling to raise up his son in San Francisco (Gardner 11). In the movie, Gardner goes through multiple hardships starting from his divorce with his first wife Sherry, the loss of all his investments in medical equipment, unemployment, eviction and eventually, homelessness. Despite his hardships, Gardner manages to get a job at a brokerage firm , and eventually start his own company. Regardless of the challenges Gardner faced, hard work and determination enabled the single father to achieve his goals. Gardner’s Characteristics From the start of the movie, Chris was determined to pursue the American dream. After putting much thought into it, Chris decided to let go of his career as a physician and venture into selling medical equipment instead. Gardner was courageous enough to venture into a business that he had no experience in and more so, a business that his wife would not approve of. He showed much creativity by designing portable bone density scanners which were better that X-Rays, however, Gardner did not sell as many equipment as intended. The low sales led to bankruptcy and unemployment. Gardner’s ability to raise his child on his own despite his hardships was a clear portrayal of independence. His determination to rise up again drove him down an unexpected path of brokerage. Eventually, Gardner was able to secure a job at the firm and start his own company in the long run. The Great Gatsby The Grea...