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POST 4 : MYTHS & HEROES - THE "AMERICAN DREAM"

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Definition of the American Dream : The American Dream is a national symbol in the United States that characterize the beliefs or ideals of a community, nation or ideology, which can also refer to emotions, behaviours or morals. Democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality are ideals which embody that concept and in which freedom is included prosperity, success and pursuit of happiness no matter the social class or the circumstances of birth. Documents 1&2 : - This first image might be representing the American Dream for various reasons. At first sight, the happiness is clearly exemplified. The three persons appearing in this drawing look like a perfect family with a perfect life. Indeed the father, the mother and the son all seem to have a great day off at a lake. They all smiling, looking at each other as if someone had just made a joke. Then, it suggests that the father has a pretty successful job because of all the things they have brought with them ; a boat