American Dream In The Jungle And A Raisin In The Sun

Furthermore, in most cases, it may seem the United States has a system in which immigrants are not given the chance to form a bright future. In the novel, “Antonio soon found himself settling for jobs that were clearly beneath him. He stood under the baking sun at the on-ramp to the Santa Monica Freeway, selling oranges for two dollars a bag: a dollar fifty for the guy from the produce market, fifty cents for him,” (Tobar, 53). Many of the immigrants that live in the U.S. have little power that allows them to succeed. Some races have benefitted from it more than others. The Cubans, for instance, have had it much easier than most immigrants who have migrated to the United States; whereas, Antonio, a Guatemalan, had trouble finding a stable job that allowed him to sustain himself. In contrast to many other races, many Americans described Cubans as being visitors who represent, “all phases of life and professions, having an excellent level of education… More than half of their families with them, including children brought from Cuba to escape communist indoctrination in the schools,”

They do all this to show how even without enough money or citizenship, they can try to fit in and do what every other American they think does. Also, Alma occupies herself when she is alone by trying to learn English in order to make it easier to communicate with Americans around her. But, with all this being said and everything being sacrificed, they still miss their country and home. For example, the Rivera family go to the Mexican grocery store pull mangoes and chiles from wooden crates, holding them to their nose, trying to inhale the scents of home (Henriquez 54). A final example of how the characters struggled with society is when Micho Alvarez was talking about how he felt when he moved here. "I'm a citizen here. But I shouldn't have to tell anyone that. I want to be given the benefit of the doubt. When I walk down the street, I don't want people to look at me and see a criminal or someone that they spit on and beat up. I want them to see a guy who has just as much right to be here as they do, or a guy who works

However, the character’s dreams of moving to America in order to gain their independence and freedom gave me a moment of pause. This family was leaving behind a lifestyle of comfort and privilege. They were educated, financially secure, and had house servants. This surprised me as I have always conceptualized immigrants to be financially destitute coming from a life of severe

“I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold. When I got here, I found out three things. First, the streets weren’t paved with gold; second, they weren’t paved at all: and third, I was expected to pave them” an old Italian immigrant once said. Immigrants faced many obstacles coming to America such as finding work, finding a place to live, acclimating to their new surroundings and learning to communicate. When immigrants came to America, they expected their life to become better and have an easier life.

Willy Harris, the puppeteer behind Walter’s misguided economic decisions,

Willy as the sales representatives purchased the attempt to close the deal that utilized by the American culture to promote itself and paid for it with his own particular life. The play discusses contracts, mark names and enormous multinationals. By the day's end, is as ready to bear the cost of his family a house and nice living and even trusts that he would be worth more dead than alive. He trusts that Biff, his child would profit by his protection pay following his demise.

Walter?...” Walter answers disappointingly, “Yessss! All of it... It’s all gone”(Hansberry 1596). Walter chooses to take all of the insurance money to open up his liquor store business, but it all goes wrong.

After Willy and Linda discuss the bills that must be paid that week, Willy tries to blame his poor sales on the fact that people do not like him. The hard truth is that business is not going well at the moment for Willy, but instead of addressing his problems he dismisses them (Miller, 1949). Willy lacks emotional resources as Payne discusses. Later while begging Howard for an office job, Willy blames the business itself for evolving and leaving him behind. Willy finds yet another excuse for his continued failings as a salesman.

Natives from poor parts of Mexico as well as any other countries south of the border there are not many job opportunities. Because of that families are poor also some may not have food every night. If they come to America they can get great jobs, get a home ,and have food on the table for their family.According to the passage,”They'd skimped on food, slept in buses, or when they were lucky, in casas de huéspedes, the cheap flophouses that cater to poor travelers”.

When the phrase “American Dream” is uttered, it is typically associated with having money or striving to have money. The dream of much of the public is to have money and to be able to purchase anything they desire whenever they want. For some, this dream is not about money, but it is about having the opportunity to better his or herself and his or her loved ones. In either case, there are certain circumstances and obstacles that make this dream increasingly difficult to attain. Some would even be willing to argue, the American dream is unattainable. “American Dream” is defined as the concept of every citizen of the United States having an equal opportunity to achieve success and happiness through hard work, sacrifices, and risk-taking (Fontinelle);

The term “American Dream” is defined as an idea which believes that all people have the possibility of prosperity and success. The idea first came from James Adams, a noted American writer and historian. He claimed, “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement.” Therefore, the core concepts of the American Dream were closely linked to hard work and opportunity.

He was irresponsible in not asking Willy more serious questions about owning a store. Willy knew that Walter didn’t know a lot about owning a business or what questions to ask. He took advantage of Walter and he ultimately paid the price. Even with Bobo telling him that Willy never showed up, he still believed that Willy was looking out in the best interest for the both of them. He was irresponsible not for believing in a dream that he thought was best for himself, but for not putting himself to be more involved. Yes, Willy put everything on paper but, it was Walter’s irresponsibility not going with Willy to Springfield to complete the entire business deal. He put so much hope into one man he didn’t see that he was being played.

Vivian described living in “tiny unheated house made of stone in a small village,” (354) also similar to the house my parents were raised in but the house was built of bricks in a small village with no working indoor plumbing and electricity. Vivian describes traveling to U.S., “on a warm spring day we boarded the Agnes Pauline” (Kline 363). However, my parents describe travelling on a scorching day paying the coyote to assist them getting to the U.S, but not in a boat or in a train, often on top of a train, walking, and swimming. Whether the time period was 1900s or 1980 undocumented immigrants traveled to the U.S. escaping from poverty and wishing for a better life. Other causes of the migration for children and parents contribute although the risks are gang violence and recruitment, societal, or abandonment or neglect of caregivers. However, immigrant parents come to America to earn money and make a living send later for the children that they left behind.

Tell you a secret, boys. Don’t breathe it to a soul. Someday I’ll have my own business, and I’ll never have to leave home anymore.” Willy still believes that he is on the right track and that he is well placed to start and run a successful business. In essence, this is just misleading his sons, whereby he fails to give sound and realistic advice to his

The Immigrant experience was not what it expected to be. The family from Lithuania expected great jobs and joyful American life. They wanted to get married, but it was a while before that happened. That was just a small disappointment in the Immigrant experience in America. In the 1900s Immigrants came to America for higher paying jobs, and a happy stress-free life. Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite did not experience the American dream like they pictured. They had to quickly find jobs to pay off their debt. Being in a small factor town in Chicago jobs were dangerous and nasty. Jurgis was a young and peppy male who got a job easy. They had to have somewhere to live, so they bought a house. The house was not in decent shape