The ideology of the American Dream can be traced back to the influx of immigration in the early 20th century. Families from European countries sailed on boats for months to read about America's great promise. They left their home countries and everything they had to lead successful and prosperous lives in the United States. Another form of the American dream was born in the 1950s after the United States successfully won World War II. Young men returned to their young wives and had many children, hence the name “baby boom generation”. Soon Levittowns, cookie-cutter homes divided by pristine white picket fences, sprang up across the country to handle the growing population. In Arthur Miller's 1949 classic, Death of a Salesman, the antagonist's American dream is to retire comfortably, pay off the house he raised his family in, and have his children have stable jobs and settle down with a woman. His dreams are very similar to those of older parents who want the best not only for themselves, but also for their family. My American Dream is different from the ones listed, although being prosperous and happy is a theme that ties them all together. Instead of the 1950s dream of perfect conformation, I would give it a more cosmopolitan twist. While everyone's American Dream is different, they all have an underlying tone: to be successful, comfortable, happy, and prosperous. The American Dream has been prevalent in 3 different periods of American history. In the sixteenth century, the English persuaded colonists to move to the “New World” by promoting America as the land of plenty, the land of opportunity, and the land of destiny. At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of Europeans arrived aboard shiploads to the land of spacious skies, amber grain waves and purple mountain majesty. Many left because of famine in their home country and wanted to raise their families in a better place. The term “American Dream” was coined in James Truslow Adams' 1931 book, The Epic of America, where he states: “the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better, richer, and fuller for every man, with opportunities for each according to his abilities or achievements." The last movement of the American Dream dates back to the 1950s, after America had won the Second World War.