Cullen Meaning from the American Dream (pun intended)

I really enjoyed the reading for class today. As I read the assigned chapter 3 of Jim Cullen's The American Dream the pages flew by. They were interesting, approachable, and concise. While maybe not the most dense reading I've done for the class, it was a nice break from more dense pieces like the excerpts of "Democratic Vistas" and the last speech/article on American pietism. While not overly complex, I still thought Cullen did a good job of demonstrating the American Dream as being largely about upward mobility, and unlike McLoughlin, showing how it has evolved over the short life of this nation.