Whatever happened to the American Dream? America Ii is the story of a great nation that is now, for the first time since its birth, failing to live up to its promises to a majority of its citizens. A story of what one middle class citizen, "Jack the Turtle" sees as being required for that promise to be restored, and for America to again be a beacon for all nations to follow. The clock is winding down on what's left of the Great American Dream, even as you are reading this. But it's not too late.