Power, money, authority, pride; these are some of the words that come to mind when the words, the American dream of success, is heard. The American dream of success is the dream of Americans to have money and succeed in life. This is what the American dream of success is all about.
In the past the American dream of success affected the people the same way it does now; people strive to achieve everything possible. For example, in the 1800's the gold rush took place in America. Every one was running around looking for gold to make money. Today's society is basically the same way. Most people are looking for ways to become successful in life.
Although most Americans are trying to succeed, not many come out the way they hoped. However there are some people that meet the American dream of success. An example of one of these people is Walt Disney. Walt was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. When he was little, Walt would entertain his friends with drawings he made and comedy skits (Katherine M. 1). As most people know Walt grew up to be very successful with his drawings and cartoons. Later he created the would famous Disney World. Walt Disney is an example a person that accomplished the American dream of success and became successful, powerful, and rich. To follow the American dream of success, Walt Disney started to draw cartoons when he was a child. He would draw pictures of farm animals and pictures of what it was like to live in Missouri (Burdick 1). While Disney was attending high school he attended after school drawing classes at the Academy of Fine Arts (Katherine M. 1). All of this drawing led Disney to become very skilled and he then got a position as a cartoonist in Kansas City, Missouri. This is also where Disney found his working partner, Ube Iwerks. Together they started their own cartoon business but closed it shortly after, because they only received one job (Harmon 2).
