Horatios Alger

I agree with Dalton that the Alger myth should be interred. However, it would not be easy at all to accomplish this task. The Alger myth is very old and has been around for generations. Myths are spread throughout the world and most likely people everywhere have heard of them in some sort of form. The best ways to denounce myths are by using experiments that show it is not possible and broadcasting it to everyone. This would express that the American Dream is completely false. Most people would not need this, because they would come to terms in their own lives what the American Dream really is. To challenge a myth you would basically do the same thing. Mythbusters, the show, is a great example of how they disprove myths. They use reliable experiments and can easily disprove or confirm the myth. By making it a TV show, it then meets that world wide broadcasting medium. The only thing left is for people to believe the results. Stubbornness could be the death of proving or disproving myths.