The American Dream of the 1950sThe 1950s was a time of ambitious people who wanted to make a life for themselves and their families. It was a peaceful time and an ever-changing decade. The main points of the dream were the booming economy, the love for enriched literature and finally the social status that many Americans cared about a lot at that time. From Elvis Presley himself, the iconic American automobile, and even authors like William Golding and JD Salinger who had a passion to impact this period they loved and lived in (Josh Rahn). This was the America that had thinkers who overcame everything thrown at them, people who could lose everything and some how to bounce back to become the most powerful country. It was a truly amazing nation to live in at that time when everything was happening in every direction. aspect of life. That's why when you talk about the American dream, it was the 1950s. Family life was very different today than it was in the 50s, it was considered a materialistic nation and a decade of social status (Stuart A. Kallen “The 1950s). After winning World War II, many young veterans came to pick up girls, settle down and start families (Becky Bradley). This is what we now call the baby boom generation. At that time, in family life and in the neighborhood in the 1950s, everyone knew each other (Stuart A. Kallen). In the '50s we weren't afraid of prosecution if you touched someone or did this and so on. We were more together, as a family. When times got tough, the first thing was not to run away from our partner, but to stay through thick and thin (Becky Bradley). Growing up children always had something to do: make paper, go to school, and find a job so they could support their family. Today it's very different, it's almost like we lost that dream because of the bad economy and foreign affairs. We can only look back to the great era of the 1950s to learn how to change our American dream, to continue this drama that we all love and cherish. Works Cited “The Beat Generation.” - Literary periods and movements. Np, and Web. April 30, 2014. http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html “American Cultural History.” - 1950-1959. Np, and Web. April 27, 2014. http://www.online-literature.com/periods/beat.php Baker, Patricia and Robert Price. Fashions of a decade. New York: Facts on File, 1991. Print. Clayton, Mary. Elvis Presley: Invisible Archives. Bath, UK: Paragon Pub., 2002. Print. Kallen, Stuart A. The 1950s. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1999. Print.