Through the stories of Esperanza, Esteven, and Taylor, America is not seen as a classless society. Esperanza and Esteven came to America with the dream that they will be treated as equally as everyone else in the society, but the reality is that they are often referred to as “illegals”(261). Being referred to as illegal enrages Esteven because he is an English teacher and he can truly bring benefits to the society, but due to his ethnicity, he is unable to remain in America. Even after the various efforts to remain in America, in the end, the government still wants to eliminate the Indian population. Therefore, this causes Esperanza and Estevan to feel as if “they do not belong in any place”(261). When Taylor reflects back at her experiences
