Freedom from Want

Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell was a wonderful depiction of the American Dream.

By Norman Rockwell 1943

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office during a time of despair after the Great Depression. He did a wonderful job at cheering his citizens up by giving them hope. One of the ways he did this was stressing the relief from “freedom from want” and hoped that this would strengthen the future of the nation. Relief of freedom from want meant to give Americans what they needed and researched for, which at this time meant jobs and freedom from poverty. With time his presidency helped the American people and continued to give them the hope they needed to get through the tough times. One idea americans started having during his president was the American Dream which consisted of having a family, steady job, big house with a white picket fence, and so on. With this idea increasing in popularity, Norman Rockwell decided to depict this idea in a well painted picture of a family sitting down to enjoy a turkey dinner. This picture went on to influence the nation and became the new image for the American Dream.

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