The "American Dream" as related to Peekay

 

Peekay in the Power Of One is a young boy with one single ambition, that is to become the welter weight champion of the world. He dreams of this goal day and night and will not rest until he has conquered it. But the one thing he refuses to do is depend on others to reach this goal, he wishes to do everything independently and come out successful. Similar to what America is known for, reaching your own goal by yourself, you can do anything you'd like in America. But this is not as easy as it is for Peekay.

 

Millions of people today are struggling to survive and feed themselves or families. They are working for under $10 an hour trying to pull through the day. Along with this are thousands of dreams dying. How can you achieve anything when you're barely surviving as now. The government is more involved in assisting citizens now than it has ever been. Our tax money is feeding all of the federal corporations paying for basic needs of the lower class.Today, the United States actually has a higher percentage of workers doing low wage work than any other major industrialized nation does. Why is this happening to America or more specifically the "lower class" citizens?

 

The thing is no one can achieve a large goal with out the help of others or stepping over others. Peekay in his fictional perfect life story almost always was independent and achieved everything through himself, hence forth the power of one. But we are human we are meant to work together or if not there would only be one of us. Help and aid is necessary for us all, but just as Peekay we can not depend upon everything through a different source than ourselves.  Peekay is an inspiration for independence and finding the power or motivation through yourself, but it is so important to value the help and aid of others and learn when you don't need it and you do.

 

America is giving so many revenues for people to avoid improving, now I understand that some situation just can't be helped but ultimately if America is "supplying" for so much of its population there's something wrong here. America is encouraging dependence on none other but itself, statistics like the number of Americans on food stamps has grown from 17 million in the year 2000 to more than 47 million today and  According to the most recent numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, 49.2 percent of all Americans are receiving benefits from at least one government program show America's welcoming to citizen dependency. Yes as a country the government is responsible for helping it's citizens, but there are plenty of unnecessary organizations that could be prevented if encouraged.

 

To improve oneself or reach a specific goal whether it is a new job or become an artist you are going to have to depend upon someone for help, you can try to achieve it alone but will find it extremely difficult and perhaps even fail. The American government is here to provide aid you through your life, but to much dependency can cause harm to the system eventually affecting the economy and the people as a whole.