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Throughout Carl Sandburg’s work, it is clear that he believes in the concept and achievability of the American Dream which consists of themes that are featured in Carl Sandburg’s work such as of hardwork, struggle, sucess, and determination.

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Starting with Sandburg’s most famous poem, “Chicago,” shows Sandburg’s belief in the idea that hard work will lead to achievement in America through its plot.  The poem starts by describing the city of Chicago as harsh and brutal but transitions to describing the positive work atmosphere in the city and how each worker contributes to the, “City of the Big Shoulders:Bareheaded, Shoveling, Wrecking, Planning, Building, breaking, rebuilding” to create a successful city.  An element of the American dream is hard work and Carl Sandburg recognizes all of the Chicago city workers by publishing a poem about them, therefore, proving he appreciates and notices the workers chasing the American Dream with a hard work ethic.

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Carl Sandburg's poem, “The People, Yes,” was published during the Great Depression, evoked hope in Americans all over the country to still have hope in the American dream. He reignites hope by telling the story of a previous American that everyone looked up to that overcame struggle during his presidency. Inspired by “Lincoln?
He was a mystery in smoke and flags
Saying yes to the smoke, yes to the flags,
…Yes to the hopes of government
Of the people by the people for the people,
…No to personal malice nursed and fed…”(Sandburg, Carl, “The People, Yes.”) Because he wrote about Abraham Licoln’s success and the poem was published to inspire people that they would get through their tough times, he must have believed in the AMerican Dream if he was trying to build hope for the idea of the current generation achieving it.

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Lastly, Carl Sandburg's poems "At a Window" and “The Road and the End”  both display situations with struggle and people overcoming. For example, “Watch there the day-shapes of dusk
And wait and know the coming
Of a little love.”(Sandburg, Carl, “At a Window.”)
This proves that Sandburg’s literature supported the American Dream  because it clearly shows his opinion of believing that struggles lead to success and the American dream.

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At a Window by Carl Sandburg | Poetry Magazine

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xwofcU2SqZSnKVeBRTx5jRdft2unvNxNvnHtkISMyOs/edit?usp=sharing