Interview

** An Interview by Colby Casper **
 * Man on a Mission ** [[image:scan0002.jpg width="235" height="290"]] [[image:scan0001.jpg width="285" height="292"]]

Interviewee: Rex Whitney

Rex Whitney is my grandfather. He is a very fun loving man but is also disciplined because of the way he was raised and also through the Navy. When he was younger he used to hill climb on motorcycles which made him adventurous and gave him fighting spirit.

Q: Where did you grow up?

A: Riverside of Sioux City Iowa

Q: Where do you live now?

A: Riverside of Sioux City Iowa

Q: By growing up where you did, was your American Dream influenced in anyway?

A: Not really I had as much an opportunity as everyone and wasn’t influenced in a special way.

Q: What was your American Dream?

A: To be a good citizen, to have a good job, a fair education, a good family which brought me to where I am today. I am happily retired with all of these things.

Q: Has the American Dream changed from your time period to now?

A: It has changed, opportunities are still there and kids have the directions and necessary things but have little responsibility to take a hold of them.

Q: What paths have you taken toward achieving the American dream?

A: First I graduated high school then I tried to learn a skill but had to get a job to teach me the necessary skills and knowledge.

Q: While working towards the American dream, what emotions did they experience?

A: When working for it was sometimes frustrating because of raising a family and cost was sometimes an issue and things would add up.

Q: Does everyone who aspires to achieve the American dream achieve it?

A: Not everyone achieves it because not everyone had the work ethic necessary and didn’t shoulder the responsibility to achieve it. You must also have guidance from the right people.

Q: What obstacles did you have to overcome?

A: I guess I had no great obstacles but just everyday things, such as broken appliances and car problems and I had to take things one day at a time.

Q: How did it make your life better?

A: It made life better by learning the harder you work the better things got. You must work for things.