My Antonia - The American Dream In the novel, My Antonia, by Willa Cather, everyone seems to be trying to pursue the American Dream. While they all have different ideas of just exactly what the American Dream is, they all know precisely what they want. For some, the American Dream sounds so enticing that they have traveled across the world to achieve their goal. They work hard to fit in and succeed, but, as in …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…himself to end the pain of not being able to be close to the things he loved. He did not want to Americanize. He wanted to be back in his homeland again with his own people. People will do anything to fulfill their dreams. They will travel great distances or change their whole lifestyles to succeed. In any case, dreams are very important to people, whether they be the American Dream, or a new bike.