America has often been referred to as the land of dreams by many different cultures. The early nineteen hundreds gave the upcoming generations a different perspective of what the American dream consisted of. The ideas of this American dream are first mentioned in Zitkala-Sa’s Impressions of an Indian Childhood and Mary Antin’s The Promise Land. The American dream is referred to as being the land that offers life, liberty and happiness. America is essentially the symbol for a better life. Zitkala-Sa and Mary Antin both go into the experience of entering this nation with the same willingness, however upon arrival, Mary Antin refers to her experience as positive, while Zitkala-Sa took her experience in a much more unfavorable way. Growing up
