Fight+The+Power+Reflection

Although the American dream has caused us to lie and to change ourselves, it has also empowered some to rebel. When things are quite right in society there are always those who rebel and stand up for what they believe and in a way they fight the conformity created by the dream. When our society was blatantly racist in almost every way, people across America came togeather and fought along side Martin Luther King Jr.. When women felt tied down by a the dream that women should stay in the home, they broke out (1920's) and began to do something completely different. Last but not least, the most noteable time for revolution was the 70's, where people everywhere cried out against the American dream tied to the Vietnam War. We are a people of dreams, but also of revolution.