The American Dream in To Kill a Mockingbird is conjured up by Atticus, fighting for justice for a former slave named Tom Robinson. His American Dream is known throughout the book as he fights for justice and for blacks and whites to finally be equal. Lee's perception of The American Dream would be equality for everyone and success comes through perseverance and belief. One example of this is Miss Maudie, after the fire in her house, Miss Maudie does not complain once. Instead, she sees this as an opportunity to build a better house, showing perseverance and her belief that this is a sign for …show more content…
It could mean achieving all the goals one set out for him or herself by hard work and determination or simply just being wealthy. Examples of differing meanings of The American Dream would be in the stories, Fredrick Douglas by Fredrick Douglas, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. These stories have a variety of examples of The American Dream and could really give one a perspective on how it has all really has changed. But, to put everything simply The American Dream is, after all, just a dream, unless