What Really is the American Dream? Author: Alexander Bruno Abstract

‘The belief in self-actualization of the good fortunes, guaranteed by American liberties, 
opportunities and freedom.’ The discussion throughout this essay leads to a natural progression 
into both meanings of the American Dream. There may of course be several other justifiable 
definitions, but I offer these as a means of frames for ongoing discussions. Definitions, in and of 
themselves, can be problematic because each individual may ascribe their own meaning and 
understanding to words and definitions.

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It is for the final reason stated previously that the question still remains: what really is the 
American Dream? Tis question is probably even unanswerable as the American Dream itself, but 
the effort was made to bring us closer to what I believe is a more concise reasoning. One thing 
which could be agreed upon is that a search for the unchanging quality in the phenomenon called 
the American Dream can be limited to the articles of the foundation of the United States, the 
resolve of its people and the promise of the future.

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