The American Dream

In the early 1950s, the American dream was a dream shared by the entire nation. The stereotypical family included a mother, father, two children and a pet, all living in suburbia, USA. Every day the father would leave for work in the morning, and mother stayed home, cooked, and cared for the kids. Each family included a boy and a girl. The boy would have his hair neatly parted down the middle, and the girl …

…They both also live in well off houses in suburbia, USA. Finally they both still find time to enjoy the more ‘controversial’ sides of life. The 1950’s view of the American Dream, consisting of a happy family living in quiet little town in a pretty little house with a white picket fence, has almost been completely overthrown by the view of acquiring as much money as possible whilst putting in as little effort as possible.