Rocky

Name: Gabby Jeannette
Date: 10/4

Rocky
What is the American Dream?

Ever since the very beginning of American history people come to the US and believe that it was the land of opportunity, where any man can make his way up, whether it be money wise, career wise, etc. The movie, Rocky, demonstrates the american dream at it's finest. Rocky was a low level boxer and worked for a loan shark, living in a run down/poor neighborhood in Philadelphia. But as he realized he needed to change his ways because he wasn't making it anywhere. He was making 40 dollars a fight if he was lucky and wasn't the right guy for the loan shark job, he didn't want to hurt anyone, as ironic as that may be seeing as how he's a boxer. But just as America is advertised, Rocky was given an opportunity, purely out of luck, to fight the one and only Apollo Creed. This match, win or lose was going to make him famous. Rocky trained for a couple weeks hoping his efforts would give him a chance. Once, New Years came around it was time to put his training to the test. Prior to fighting he decided that it didn't matter if he won or lose as long as he lasted for a certain amount of rounds, which he did. There for he met his goals and achieved his dream. In this instance the American Dream was real.