In Packer’s articles,
both men, Sam Walton and Jay Z, are similar to each other by working their way
up from low class to upper class (upward mobility) which is one of definition
of American Dream. Sam Walton saw American dream in a different way. It’s not
about becoming super rich because he said “money never has meant that much to
me.” He define rich, which I believe his American dream, as “ If we
had enough groceries, and a nice place to live, plenty room to keep and feed my
bird dogs, a place to hunt, a place to play tennis and the means to get the
kids good education.” This means that he just wanted enough money to provide
his family and give his children a proper education. On the other hand, Jay Z grep
up from “a Marcy kid no one ever noticed before in the middle of a crowd,
rhyming , throwing out couplets…” to a very successful rapper today. He taught
as that in order to achieve the American Dream, “don’t let them diminish your
accomplishment and dim your shine.” Meaning that don’t let anyone interfere
your achievements to gain the American dream and not let other stop you from
getting it.
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