Rugged Individualism

History as we have sex has m both miens of describing it, with exclusively the historic events that occurred in the past it is a result of our American system. As Americans, we subsist in a demesne of opportunity and because of that we have the freedom to get . E very individual should be able to brave out themselves out that wouldnt involve the governments aid. This idea was originally introduced in Herbert vacuum-cleans speech when he was chairperson of the United States. Although this idea refers spine during the Great Depression, Hoover believed that Americans shouldnt be support somehow by the government, financially speaking.In my perspective, I see elusive individualisation as to whatever individual who is non being aided from the government, unless also not just financially, that incentively through the mind. As I read along through record have gots that relate to the American Dream, Hoovers idea of impoverished laissez faire became more visible. Similar ly books like Ragged gumshoe by Horatio Alger, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald and A Raison in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, ar comparable that the idea of robust individualism is good-tempered being employ and even through todays society.To illustrate rugged individualism through the book Ragged Dick, Alger created a book disclosing the 19th century lifestyle of a poor boot black. In this book rugged individualism shows because of how Alger describes the need through his main character Dick. He was fourteen eld young and worked as a bootblack aka shoeshiner boy and slept in dirty disunite up clothes on the streets of New York City. Alger portrayed him as either ordinary boy that lived the hard life in the streets he smokes and drinks occasionally.However, Dick would still practice good deeds and some gentlemen would be strike that how would a bootblack be so humble and attentive in his work in the streets of New York. .. He was above doing anything mean or dishonora ble. He would not steal, or cheat, or impose upon younger boys, still was frank and straight-forward, manly and self-reliant. His nature was a noble one, and had unbosomd him from all mean faults. Dick is a good example of someone who I thought that reflected ruggedindividualism.He was brought up by himself and never had much of a role mode to look up to while growing up. He relied on himself to get customers to get their boots shined, he didnt complain about maintenance on the streets or how filthy is his clothes was from the work that he does. In my point of view, Dick didnt have help from anyone, or didnt expect anything from anyone, and if he did he would be more than grateful and smart enough to gift it in the castigate personal manners.In the book, he was treated very well by an older man and his son, and during that time in the book he acted very humble as he exempts that he lives on a unlifelike box on the streets and didnt really see that hygiene wasnt so alpha to him, besides what was important was how he was going to feed himself and live in the future. And as soon as he found a purpose to get better at what he does he uses that money to save for an apartment and to invest in for the future. Although wealth can bring you happiness and success in life, it can also you direct you in the falsely places.The main character of the book by Fitzgerald is Gatsby who is a wealthy man. He tries to use his wealth to attract the attention of a women named Daisy. This is not the right way of to get someone to love you but hes also thought process that his money can bring him success of happiness. He believes that his money allow for make him succeed in his attempt to get Daisy to fall back in love with him. He would be known to throw the largest parties all saturday, and his guest wouldnt even know who is he truly and why theres a party. At that time in the early 1920s, every person in new york city loved to party.Furthermore Daisy likes the fanc y things, the partying and it all seems so good, but her heart is still committed to her husband. Therefor Gatsbys plan was not undefeated because his plan wasnt a way of receiving love back. Rugged individualism may not seem evident, but it does in a way that Gatsby cherished to help from his money to get his dreams to come true didnt work out. For he deprivationed the parties to draw her attention, even his large land and larger antechamber couldnt help him to fulfill his dreams with Daisy. Lorraine Hansberry created a book that was about dreams.In the story A Raisin in the Sun, the main characters each have their own dream that they want to fulfill. The Youngers family struggle to attain these dreams through out the end of the story. Walter who is the man of the domicil wants to afford things for his family and give them a decent life to live and not having to hold back for his wife and kids. Theres Beneatha his sister who wants to be a mendelevium and their Mama who just wants to best for their family. Although things didnt go as planned, fights and tension amongst Walter and his family even his wife, things became a l piddleing lesson to each one.Mama always knew best, and when it all came lot to one decision, it had to go Mamas way. That Walter had to turn down the offer of a big check to keep them from staying away from living at a all-white neighborhood. This taught Walter that his son, Travis, looks up to him as the man of the family, and in the long run, his decisions will be reflected on his son. He wouldnt want his son to animadvert this is right. Walter was contrary throughout the book that he just wanted to money to provide for his family, another fellowship to live in, pearls to wear on his wife, and a better life for his son.But Walter didnt earn that money, it was just the life insurance of his father and he didnt earn any of it himself. In this book Walter is the example of rugged individualism because although he was stubborn to realize that it was wrong to receive that check to not live in an all-white neighborhood. If he accepted it, the money coming in wouldnt be because he worked hard for it, it would because he wanted the white people to have their way of keeping their neighborhood an all-white neighborhood.But no one shouldnt be told to live a certain area because of their skin color. So when Walter rejects the offer, he is also evaluate the fact that he will have to work harder to provide, and try to apprehend his family in some way. Its better than nailing his family in the wrong way by accepting that offer. That insurance check was tempting for Walter to accept, but he didnt and later when his son would grow older, he can then explain to him that he has worked for every bit of that money that kept his family together.In America today, we still struggle with people who dont live up to the idea of rugged individualism. I believe it isnt really called by that term, but people know it as the Americ an Dream. People who arent familiar with both are those who think reaching your lifetime goals dont require any effort or any struggles. For those who become millionaires are results of hard work and labor that put in to achieve in life. Anything worth having is worth fighting for, and along the way of life there needs to be struggles and failures, but it is still a selection to keep trying and to not give up.History as we know has many a(prenominal) its ways of describing it, throughout all the historical events that occurred in the past it is a result of our American system. As Americans, we live in a land of opportunity and because of that we have the freedom to live. With the three books that ive mentioned, they are examples of the having the opportunity to uplift themselves in their lives. In each book they have reflected to the idea called rugged individualism which was introduced by Herbert Hoover when he was president of the United States.According to Hoover this idea mean t that any each individual should be able to support themselves out that wouldnt include the governments aid. Even so, I see rugged individualism as to any individual who isnt being aided from the government, but also not just financially, but incentively through the mind. As I read through the three books, each author had their ways of reflecting rugged individualism through their characters, and with the struggles and decisions they made through the books.