A Myth About the Creation of the American Dream

One day a man named Sam woke up in a place unlike anywhere he had ever been before. He began to explore this new world and learned a lot about it. He learned that he could get an education to help him get a job in any field he wanted. He also learned he was not limited in his career choice, if he worked hard enough he could be anything he wanted to. In this new world Sam was not discriminated against for any reasons, not for his appearance, his intelligence, his opinions, or anything else. He learned that he could do anything he wanted to with his life in this place. Everywhere else he had ever learned of was nothing like this, there were many more restrictions. Sam was even able to own a house in this new place; he easily got a loan and purchased a house to live in. Sam was very excited, he began to study many different subjects so he could get whatever job he wanted to. Because Sam worked so hard he didn't have much trouble learning everything and soon he began to look for a career where he could use his skills. After he found a job he wanted he continued to work hard and quickly earned promotions. As he was promoted Sam kept working and earned more and more as he climbed the career ladder in his new profession. He earned enough to finish paying for his house. After working for a few years Sam had earned enough wages to retire and spend more time with his family. He retired from his job and invested the money he had earned so it could support him and his family and give his children all the opportunities he had when he was younger.

After a long time in the new world Sam had come to call America while he was living there, Sam woke up one morning in a room that he didn't recognize. As he thought back to his past Sam realized the room he was in was his own from before he had mysteriously traveled to America. As he looked around he noticed everything was just as he had left it. Sam was confused about why he had appeared back in the same place he had been a few years earlier. After looking around to see what had changed in his old world Sam determined everything was exactly the same. He thought about it for a while and then Sam knew that his time in America had just been a dream and he had really been sleeping the whole time never leaving his room. Sam was still excited by what he had experienced in his dream though so he shared it with everyone he met. He would tell them about his "American Dream" and all the opportunities he had available to him while he was there.