Money constitutes the American dream, because in America being successful in life means being rich. We live in an industrialized nation, where money controls our very existence. Toni Cade Bambara's Lecture establishes an argument about societal injustice involving financial opportunity by revealing the differences in living conditions between the upper and lower classes. Another important point highlighted by Stephen Cruz, a successful businessman and professor at the University of Wisconsin in Platteville, in his speech is that the American dream is becoming progressively ambiguous, because the vision of success is controlled by power and fear which benefit only 1% of Americans. For most people, the American Dream is to be financially stable to the core; however, realistically, the realization of the American dream is often hindered by the limitations of society and the influences of higher power. Although we live in a democratic nation, many job opportunities are offered primarily based on race, national origin, and social class. Toni Cade Bambara's lecture illustrates how society limits the professional prosperity of lower-class, mostly African-American citizens of New York. The undemocratic economic system in America positions money values ​​and limits career opportunities based on social class difference. Bambara shows the harsh realization of reality by financially unfortunate children after going to "FAO Schwarz", an expensive toy store in New York. Ms. Moore took the children on a field trip to Fifth Avenue to show them the important economic issues that many Americans are currently facing. Miss Moore's effort is to teach children how... half of the paper... continuing injustice in the financial outlook because leaders are too busy with new ways of making money for themselves while the rest of the class America focus on putting a roof over your head or feeding the entire family. Only a few lucky individuals will be able to achieve their ultimate American dream; however, most Americans often avoid financial progression throughout their lives. As George Carlin, a comedian once said on his show about the American dream, "The owners of this country know the truth, it's called the American dream because you have to sleep to believe it." In reality, when the prospects of the American Dream are ignored by our society, dreams often become unfulfilled and expectations of a superior life prove to be a fiction, an enduring nightmare for most people pursuing their American Dream..