American Dream What is the American dream? ... Some writers think of the American dream as a Utopian society. In a Utopian society, the people are an example of the way the Earth should be, without crime and punishment. ... There are many writers that have different opinions on what the American dream means. ... Their dream was to escape the religious persecution of England and come to the new world to build a Utopian society. ...

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His book, What is Property?... So, what is anarchism? ... A society where about 7% of the people own, at least, 85% of the wealth. ... Anarchy sounds as if we could actually live as a utopian society. ... I think the only way to come close to having an utopian society, is if someone comes up with a way where we can balance both freedom and control fairly, distribute it equally, and get the working class to believe it will work. ...

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Claude McKay and Langston Hughes have similar views of America which deviate from the "utopian" symbol that this country has attempted to portray. ... Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too" and Claude McKay's poem "America" depict a more realistic view of American society. ... This line means that he is still set apart from the white people in society. In spite of the fact that he is set apart from society, the speaker is not discouraged. ... He says that he will be sitting at the table when company comes which suggests that he is going to do what he feels he deserves to do. ...

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Roots of Reform Many reformers wanted a perfected society: free from cruelty, war, intoxicating drink, discrimination, and slavery. ... Utopian Experiments Various reformers set up more than forty communities of a cooperative, communistic, or communitarian nature. ... He founded a communal society of about a thousand people at New Harmony, Indiana, in 1825. ...

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