The Impossible American Dream in “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska, Uncle and Jayanti in “Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs” by Chitra Divakaruni and Leon in Bone by Fae Myenne Ng. America has always been characterized as the land of dreams and opportunity. Immigrants entering America took these characterizations to heart. The dreams and aspirations of a stable, wealthy, and happy life in America became known as the “American Dream.” However, the “American Dream” is unlikely to be realized as all individuals had predicted. This is evident in the lives of the main character of Anzia Yezierska's “America and I,” Uncle and Jayanti of Chitra Divakaruni's “Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs,” and Leon of Fae Myenne Ng's Bone. The failed “American Dream” is a driving force in all of their lives. However, Gregory S. Jay suggests a solution to this problem. He writes: The literary history of the United States should be represented not by "the American" and "his dream," but in terms of how various cultural groups and their forms have interacted during the ongoing construction of the nation... Such a story would have many protagonists, wear many faces, speak many languages, remember divergent histories, desire a different future…focused on contestation rather than unity” (Jay 271). Jay suggests a way to eradicate the idea of ​​the “American Dream” and create a new life and dream for every individual. In the lives of the protagonists from... middle of paper... of their “American Dreams”. In trying to follow this lifestyle, not only their dreams, but their entire life becomes a daily struggle to live. However, if we eliminated the “American Dream” and adopted the “divergent histories,” languages, and individuality of America, the success attempted in the “American Dream” could finally be achieved by all countries. cultural groups of America (Jay 271). Works Cited Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. Arranged marriage. New York: Anchor, 1996. 35-56. Print.Jay, Gregory S. "The End of 'American' Literature: Toward a Multicultural Practice." CollegeEnglish 53:3, 1991. 264-281. Print.Ng, Fae Myenne. Bone. New York: Hyperion, 1993. Print. Yezierska, Anzia. "Me and America." Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol D. Ed. PaulLauter. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. 1968-1976. Press.