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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">40037</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2024-29-1-186-194</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">LBTIMN</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>REVIEWS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОБЗОРЫ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">“The American Dream” - concept, myth, or trope?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>«Американская мечта» - концепция, миф или образ?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-5472</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Albulanee</surname><given-names>Alwan Hassan</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Альбулани</surname><given-names>Алван Хасан</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Philology-English Literature, Faculty Member in Iraqi Police College, PhD student, Department of Russian and Foreign Literature</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор филологии (английская литература), преподаватель Иракского полицейского колледжа, аспирант, кафедра русской и зарубежной литературы</p></bio><email>alwan64@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 29, NO1 (2024)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 29, №1 (2024)</issue-title><fpage>186</fpage><lpage>194</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-07-15"><day>15</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Albulanee A.H.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Альбулани А.Х.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Albulanee A.H.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Альбулани А.Х.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/40037">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/40037</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>It has been almost a century since James Truslow Adams’ formulation of the concept “American dream” in “The Epic of America” (1931). The review aims to follow the concept of the American dream and its evolution over centuries, encompassing the attainment of such core values as freedom, equal opportunity, and the search for happiness. It has been established that at the heart of this notion lies the belief that the United States offers boundless possibilities to those with determination, courage, and audacity to pursue their dreams, relying on hard work and risk-taking rather than mere luck or chance. An integral facet of American “mythology” is highlighted - each individual’s capacity to achieve their dreams and secure a comfortable lifestyle through diligent effort and self-sacrifice, propagating the idea that everyone can be successful. It is concluded that an expression dedicated to this social accomplishment is “to go from rags to riches,” encapsulating this journey.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Прошло почти столетие с тех пор, как Джеймс Труслоу Адамс сформулировал концепцию «американской мечты» в «Эпосе об Америке» (1931). Задача научного обзора - проследить эволюцию концепции в трудах разных авторов на протяжении десятилетий. Установлено, что в основе понятия «американская мечта» лежит вера в то, что Соединенные Штаты предлагают безграничные возможности тем, кто обладает решимостью, мужеством и смелостью преследовать свои мечты, полагаясь на упорный труд и риск, а не на просто удачу или случай. Отмечен неотъемлемый аспект американской «мифологии» - способность каждого человека осуществить свои мечты и обеспечить комфортный образ жизни посредством усердных усилий и самопожертвования, пропагандирует идею о том, что каждый может добиться успеха. Сделан вывод, что выражение, посвященное этому социальному достижению, - «перейти из грязи в князи», олицетворяющее данное путешествие.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>America</kwd><kwd>disillusionment</kwd><kwd>freedom</kwd><kwd>independence</kwd><kwd>prosperity</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Америка</kwd><kwd>разочарование</kwd><kwd>свобода</kwd><kwd>независимость</kwd><kwd>процветание</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abu-Jaber, D. (1993). Arabian jazz. New York: Harcourt Brace &amp; Company.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Adams, J.T. (1931). The epic of America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>Cullen, J. (2003). The American dream: A short history of an idea that shaped a nation. 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