Rocky vs. Sugar

By. Alyssa Wotapka

Focusing on what the American Dream actually is, we watched two movie which portrayed it differently. the definition of the American Dream is; the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. In both Rocky and Sugar, they worked hard to achieve their success with practice and determination. Though Sugar wasn't a citizen in the United States, he wanted to live the American Dream. His dream was to receive a spot as a pitcher on an American baseball team. Though many curve-balls threatened him and his success in baseball, he still worked to get to where his was. In Rocky, the American Dream was represented a little differently. Rocky was an aspiring Boxer, worker for a loan shark in Philadelphia. He made himself work hard to try and achieve what he wanted. He trained hard. He wanted the fame and glory.