Part 1 Lynn (Runlin) Dong
My opinion about the American Dream ๐ผ
As James Truslow Adams
said in 1931, the American Dream represent a dream which everyone has the equal
right and opportunity to realize their goals, achieve the happiness, and become
successful. ๐๐๐However, in my perspective, this pursuit of self-accomplishment
will make people pay too much attention on themselves, and it may cause people
to lack the ability of listening and understanding others. In another words,
the American Dream will change people in society into isolated islands, and make
the gap between each other wider and wider.๐ฃ๐ฃ No sympathy, no caring, no understandingโฆโฆ.
People will hard to feel any emotional connections about others!!! ๐ฑThe whole
world will be filled with indifferent people and selfish guysโฆโฆ๐

The American Dream๏ผ

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My Personal Experience๐ผ
When I was 16, I went to a high school which is full of outstanding students from my hometown. All my classmates were diligent, hardworking and competitive. ๐๐๐We all had a dream to be admitted to a good university, so we worked hard 24/7, and participated activities a lot.๐๐ However, we were so devoted to our own dream that we were not willing to โwasteโ our time to help others.๐๐๐
For example, I once had a math problem, and I asked my desk mate for help. ๐จ๐จ
She was doing the same math homework at that time, but she just covered her answer with her hand and refused me with an excuse like she was unsure about her answer. I was very sad at that timeโฆโฆ ๐๐๐It may be because I was a competitor for her, or she thought it didnโt worth wasting her time to teach me. No matter what the reason is, the pursuit of self-accomplishment will definitely lead to competition and exclusive behavior. People will stay away from others, and gradually become selfish and indifferent. ๐ญ๐ฃ
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Here is an Example๐ผ
In the beginning of the movie Joker, the main character Arthur is on a bus going home. As a comedian, he is making funny face at the little boy in front of him to make him laugh.๐๐ ๐However, when the boyโs mother turns around to see who is playing with her son and she sees Arthur, she immediately cold her face and requires him โstop bothering my sonโ.๐๐๐ At this scene we can see that, on the one hand, the woman doesnโt trust a stranger like Arthur; ๐on the other hand, the woman doesnโt want any social interaction with others. ๐ฃThis vigilance and exclusion of social interaction reflect peopleโs isolation and indifference towards others. Due to the American Dream which advocates self-accomplishment and competition, people will become more and more selfish and cold-blood than the woman in the movie.๐ญ๐ญ
links:
๐https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Truslow_Adams
๐https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)
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