The American Performance: American Dream or American Nightmare:

This book is dedicated to all the people who once believed in the American Dream-those whose hearts have been broken because they have not been able to achieve it or who now see it as something far beyond their reach. Since childhood, the concept of the American Dream has been deeply ingrained in us.
In elementary school, our teachers asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up-a doctor, lawyer, firefighter, police officer, scientist, or teacher-and we answered with confidence, believing i...