Five myths about the American dream - summary

Five myths about the American dream Summary The text is about myths that people believe in about the American dream. Five different myths are mentioned in the text. The first myth is that some people think the American dream is mostly about getting rich. But a national survey showed that there are only 6 percent of Americans who ranked “wealth” as one of their first choices, to describe the American dream. Most people in that survey rather answered things like “a good life for my family”, “financial security”, “freedom”,” opportunity” or “pursuit of happiness” as their best definition for the