Immigrants from all over the world have gone to the United States of America in the hope of finding a better life for themselves and their children. This started with the Pilgrim fathers who saw America as a land of bounty where they would find both material and spiritual fulfillment. However, as the material improvement was easier and surpassed the spiritual purpose, their dream became purely material and therefore a failure from the point of …showed first 75 words of 2477 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2477 total…direction and is even more radical are Arthur Miller whose Willy (Death of a Salesman) actually commits suicide, and Scott Fitzgerald (Great Gatsby) whose leading character is murdered and then buried alone to be forgotten by most. For the other it is something that is worth pursuing even though it may be very hard or nearly impossible to achieve. The dream of happiness is considered by many as the true synonym of the "American Dream".