What is the American Dream?

#1 The American dream is open to interpretation. Which two details BEST support the statement above? 1. According to Adams, the American dream was not about material possessions or money. 2. Presidents have started out in log cabins and highly successful entrepreneurs have come to America as penniless immigrants. 3. Horatio Alger, Jr.'s 19th-century novels embodied the American ideal that hard work and determination would eventually be rewarded. 4. Some say that the American dream has become the pursuit of material prosperity, but while people work more hours to get bigger cars, fancier homes and the fruits of prosperity for their families, they have less time to enjoy their prosperity. (A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4