The American Dream is a goal that each individual citizen in the U.S. tries to achieve. A lot come close but only a few really achieve success in america. The actual definition of the word american dream ‘’ is the deal that every U.S citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work determination and initiative’’. Through the years the American dream has changed or evolved. It might have been more simply in the early years. The ideal citizen for the american dream would be wealthy or financially stable. This people that were living the old school american dream had, a lot of kids , a big house , and a nice car. Now you don't really need kids or a nice car to be considered wealthy. This generation base your wealth mostly by appearance. If you have the latest designer wear on your consider wealthy but that doesn't really mean your successful. Money has a big role in success but I feel that success is about you and how u feel about your life personally.