American Dream Dbq

What is the American Dream and what is stopping people from reaching it? Today you will learn the three main obstacles in the way of allowing people to live the “American Dream”. The main three obstacles are Money, Education and Race. I will be giving evidence that will support my main three obstacles to prove that these three are the main obstacles in the way from allowing people to live the “American Dream”. First, we have Money. Money or poverty are always going to be one of the main obstacles whether if it’s that there is no money at all or that there is barely enough money. Esperanza shares with the readers what her house looks like. According to Document A, “It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think …show more content…
Her dream is for her parents to own a huge house with much more than they have but they don’t have the money. As you can see this means that with no money you can’t live the “American Dream” because Money is one of the main obstacles. Now let's quickly move on to another example. Esperanza’s mom told her that she could have had a good education and she could have been someone but she didn’t for one reason. According to Document B, “Shame is a bad thing, you know. It keeps you down. You want to know why I quit school? Because I didn’t have nice clothes. No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.” As you can clearly see Esperanza mother could have been someone but it was her clothes that stopped her. If she had more money to buy more clothes she would have been able to live the “American Dream”. Let's now quickly move on to our third and final example. Esperanza’s Little Mama or Mamacita moved in a while ago with her baby but she probably barely made it to Mango Street. Her husband had to save up the money to get her there but it must have taken …show more content…
As you might have guessed we have Document B again. According to Document B, “No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.” As you can see she used to be very smart but her clothes made her basically lose her education because of what other people thought. If she doesn’t feel comfortable in school then how will she be able to have a good education. That is exactly why she told Esperanza to stay in school and get good education so that she can live the “American Dream.” Now on to our second and final example. According to Document C, “She knows to say: He not here for when the landlord comes, No speak English if any body else comes, and Holy smokes.”, this shows exactly how she doesn’t have a good education and how she can speak english. If she was able to speak english and have a better education, she would be able to have a better and successful life and even a good job that would pay a lot so she can but things for her baby and for her