The American Dream 2

In this country founded by immigrants, the allure for people to immigrate to the United States, stems from the idea of the American Dream. The idea that anyone can come to America, and through hard work, become wealthy and successful stems from the idea of Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is very simliar to the theory of natural selection, people who are wealthy and successful are that way because they deserve to be, those who are poor are that way because they don't work hard enough and thats the way they should be. This idea came about during the Gilded Age when the wealth gap was so large. Since the rich were so rich and the poor were so poor, the poor needed to find a way to increase their wealth, and decrease the wealth gap. This theory drove the American Dream to new levels, people worked harder than every to achieve success and prosperity, the very basis of the American Dream, the key factor in shaping the United States to become the way it is today.