Scholars continue to debate whether the American Dream, which promises a better future and social mobility to those born in poverty or those migrating to America in search for a better life, exists. Vivian Arrora, a forty-year old single mother, is emblematic of those who aspire to achieve the American Dream. Growing up in Watts, an impoverished section of Los Angeles, Arrora dreamed of moving away from her gang-infested community and to Culver City, where she could raise her family peacefully in a middle-class home (Shapiro 21). The American Dream has become synonymous opportunity to achieve the promises outlined Continue reading...
