The
American Dream is a national
ethos of the
United States, the set of ideals (Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward
social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by
James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of
social class or circumstances of birth.