The American Dream

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A Vision of a Dream

The American Dream is what every American wants to have - a better richer , and happier life . It 's about having the freedom ' to reach one 's goals in life and to achieve economic or social status better than one 's parents . This very desire is what Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson has and what Martin Luther King , Jr . wished for his fellow Black men to have as apparent in his I Have a Dream ' speech

In The Piano Lesson

, Boy Willie wants to sell their old piano to claim the Sutters , his ancestors ' former masters ' land . For him , it signifies his and his family 's absolute freedom and separation from slavery . He believes that once he has claimed the land his family , the Charles , have worked so hard for during the past generations , he will finally experience equality . There would be no trace of his family having masters to serve , and they would not be called slaves as they would have already become land owners themselves . For Boy Willie , selling the piano and claiming the land his forefathers have spilled sweat and blood for is his vision of the American Dream

The speech Martin Luther King , Jr . delivered at Lincoln Memorial on August 28 , 1963 , which is currently known as I Have a Dream presents similar visions such as that of Boy Willie 's , the most apparent being the want for freedom ' In his speech , Luther King expressed his dream...