American Dream. Literature & Language Assignment. (Essay Sample)

Your Assignment: Read "Rethinking the American Dream" below and answer the
following four questions. The last question, #4, should be a minimum of 250 words.
What are we to do with this American Dream? ;)
The year Kamp writes is 2009 and America is in the thick of the recession. In the ¦rst 7
pages, what historical moment does Kamp compare the recession to and how does this
relate to his view that there is hope for the American Dream?
What does Kamp argue the American Dream has come to mean for many Americans
today? Draw from some of the speci¦c details he gives.
Kamp gives us a more thorough look at James Truslow Adams and his view of the
American Dream. What is the contrast between view Adams has and the current view
Kamp says we have today? How has dream changed from when Adams ¦rst de¦ned it?
What do you think of the American Dream? Should we hold on the American Dream more
than ever, in the era of Trump? Does it still hold value at all? How? Should we just jettison
it and get on with living a good life as best we can? Or should we revision it?