Becca's+Reflection+of+the+American+Dream

After reading about the American Dream in __The Great Gatsby__ I saw that we tend to live for desire. Without something to dream about, Americans aren't really motivated. That is why I chose the quote by George Bernard Shaw. Though I had never heard of Mary Martin before, I really liked her quote because I took it as you can't just wish something is going to happen; you have to do something about it. If you just sat in your bed and wished for a million dollars nothing would happen. If you went out and tried to be successful, it might. In the picture of the hands holding the globe next to the American flag, I felt like it was representing how people want to spread the American Dream all over the world. The problem with this is that other countries might not want this to happen. Finally, the song Hotel California is a song that most people have heard but might not listen to what the words mean. I never really thought about Hotel California being about the American character but when you think about it, it is. "You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave" describes Americans perfectly. We can try and change our ways, but we are never going to be completely rid of them.