Are latino Immigrants truly happy living in America? I took it as him speaking the hidden truths about what his people lived with and faced everyday trying to find their own "American dream". Latinos are not as happy trying to obtain the “American Dream”. With as much emphasis as society puts on that concept, their hope can only sustain their mindsets and will to continue for so long.
After reading through his poem, I thought more about the idea of the "American dream" and what it actually means for me. Specially me being a proud Latina. The concept and it’s ideals are selfish and greedy. When it was first established as a goal for life, it was flaunted and publicized as everything one could ever want, and even get. Americans (especially …show more content…
They dream to have a lot of money, to own a house, to buy these and that, just like what white Americans do, but realizing that they are nothing more than immigrants, they give it all up. They believe that their faith is to be miserable. On the television, reality shows picture an ideal American family, with black maids and Latino janitors. And Unfortunately, immigrants take those television shows seriously. By seeing those, they are made to more believe that they were born to be janitors of American families and do not have the chance to reach American Dream, which was basically the reason they moved to America. They want their life to change, but do not take any action. They only hope for their bosses to give them prosperity, but do not try to fight for it. They prefer to get prosperity in a fast way, than fight for it. The craziest thing they do is coming to fortune card dealer to see their future and ask for a better life.They also practice religion without real intentions because they practice it to please their bosses. They do whatever makes their bosses pleased, including practicing religion. They become submissive zombies.
All immigrants come to America with the dreams of having a better life, but once they get here, they are reluctant to take the actions. It is because they believe that they are meant to be poor and inferior. So, they just wait for a miracle to change their destiny. Meanwhile, in fact, there will be no change with their lives if they do not take any action. As the result, they live an empty life with the dreams of dead spirits and they steal each other among Puerto Rican
After reading through his poem, I thought more about the idea of the "American dream" and what it actually means for me. Specially me being a proud Latina. The concept and it’s ideals are selfish and greedy. When it was first established as a goal for life, it was flaunted and publicized as everything one could ever want, and even get. Americans (especially …show more content…
They dream to have a lot of money, to own a house, to buy these and that, just like what white Americans do, but realizing that they are nothing more than immigrants, they give it all up. They believe that their faith is to be miserable. On the television, reality shows picture an ideal American family, with black maids and Latino janitors. And Unfortunately, immigrants take those television shows seriously. By seeing those, they are made to more believe that they were born to be janitors of American families and do not have the chance to reach American Dream, which was basically the reason they moved to America. They want their life to change, but do not take any action. They only hope for their bosses to give them prosperity, but do not try to fight for it. They prefer to get prosperity in a fast way, than fight for it. The craziest thing they do is coming to fortune card dealer to see their future and ask for a better life.They also practice religion without real intentions because they practice it to please their bosses. They do whatever makes their bosses pleased, including practicing religion. They become submissive zombies.
All immigrants come to America with the dreams of having a better life, but once they get here, they are reluctant to take the actions. It is because they believe that they are meant to be poor and inferior. So, they just wait for a miracle to change their destiny. Meanwhile, in fact, there will be no change with their lives if they do not take any action. As the result, they live an empty life with the dreams of dead spirits and they steal each other among Puerto Rican