The American dream is something common to most people, but it is something that everyone sees in different ways. The American Dream is different for everyone, yet they share some similar aspects. The dream is mainly based on the setting of the place where you live and your social status. for example, The Declaration of Independence was by Thomas Jefferson, who was an upper-class white male. He needed freedom, but freedom for people like him who owned white lands. Martin Luther King, in his I Have a Dream speech, also called for freedom, but especially for African Americans like him. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in his book The Great Gatsby, that he wants to eliminate the rich, of which he was a part. Every American Dream is somewhat different, but they all relate to the days you live in. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wanted equality for land-owning white men. His American dream was to free himself from the United Kingdom and be treated equally. This dream contained only people like him, white people who owned land. Those who signed the document were all part of that class. They were the people leading the revolution, so Jefferson thought they should be able to see the benefits. The text speaks of the "ruthless Indian savages". they were clearly not enclosed as equals. Jefferson also wrote "We the Representatives of the United States of America." He was referring to himself and all those who signed the Declaration of Independence, none of whom were women or black. Jefferson also wrote “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… middle of the paper… the “friends” did not even care enough to return to his funeral. Fitzgerald was among the wealthy. He had a good amount of money, drank a lot, partied often, and had affairs. His American dream was associated with the category he belonged to, similar to Jefferson also King. All their dreams are related to being the society they belonged to. Fitzgerald needed change just like the others, but he wanted to change who he was. Jefferson and King needed to change the perspective that different people had towards them. The American dreams of Jefferson, King, and Fitzgerald shared similarities. All their dreams had to deal with the socioeconomic class they belonged to. Jefferson's dream prohibited whites from owning land, King's dream prohibited African Americans, and Fitzgerald's dream prohibited the idle rich. All their dreams also prohibited a change for the better.