The American Dream has been a fantasy for many people around the world. He has built a facade of endless opportunities, brighter futures, and hopeful goals. Those fortunate enough to be born and raised in America, as well as foreign immigrants, invest everything they have for the chance to live “the Dream.” The competition between candidates in the “race” creates unwanted biases between cultures that clash daily. Many of those who chase the American dream are inevitably sucked into the vortex of materialism by gaining financial power that leads to a self-destructive path. Although House of Sand and Fog depicts some benefits for immigrants pursuing the American dream, it highlights the negative aspects as a cautionary tale of colossal greed and prejudice that ultimately overshadows the traditional view of family and moral values. The small successes that immigrants have in their pursuit of the American Dream are amplified into a generalization for everyone else due to the overhyped framework created by the media based on a minute group of serendipitous immigrants. He instilled in the public too much confidence in pursuing the American dream. The first two scenes introducing the Behrani family portray a successful immigrant family finding freedom in America from the Iranian Revolution and celebrating with an extravagant wedding for their daughter, Soraya, who marries an unidentified groom. The only detail released about him is his family's financial situation: "well-off." One of their goals was to marry Soraya into a financially stable family so that she would have better luck and an easier transition to living the American dream. It's exposing this notion of the immigrant that ... middle of paper ... in native families and immigrants as they deviate from collectivism to individualism. The Behrani's few successes and many failures introduce a new aspect of the American dream. The film warns of greed leading to an abhorrent relationship with the pursuit of the American dream. While it may bring temporary monetary happiness, the Dream is useless if it alienates the family in the midst of the quest due to the American individualistic mentality. However, the film goes too far in associating the negative end of an immigrant family with their final destiny. of all immigrants who find refuge in the pursuit of the American dream. Ultimately, House of Sand and Fog seeks to teach overly optimistic immigrants to take control of the greed that can come with pursuing the American dream because no amount of fiscal success can match the value of family