The Search for an American Dream Students work vigorously to uphold academic success. They set goals for themselves and strive to reach them. The American dream is like a grade which a student works hard to receive. The dream, just like the grade, may not always be easy to achieve, but through hard work and determination anyone can live out their dreams. In the stories, “The Glass Menagerie”, “Death of a Salesman”, and “A Raisin …showed first 75 words of 1246 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1246 total…a tragic finale. Sometimes you have to step away from your mental picture that encompasses too large a dream and focus on the major goal at hand. All of these characters envisioned their dreams, and just like a grade, through perseverance and hard work they may or may not become reality. Where better to accomplish such dreams than here in America, the land of opportunity, where you can live out your American dream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**