Ramon was one of the many dreamers who came to the States ready to succeed. “He dreamed instead of gold coins, like the ones that had been salvaged from the many wrecks about our island, staked high as sugar cane”(Diaz 169). To Ramon’s dismay, his dreams faced reality. Ramon worked long hours and shared an apartment with three other immigrants but when faced with adversities, he left Miami on a bus to Virginia, then walked to New Jersey by foot.“Second-class citizenship,” as defined by Bloemraad, is contingent on various racial factors and as observed through the text, the hardships Ramon experienced proves the ideology of citizens being equal does not match their actual experiences( Bloemraad 67). Although Ramon experienced great deals of defeat and countless nights of struggling, his life would soon change
Ramon was one of the many dreamers who came to the States ready to succeed. “He dreamed instead of gold coins, like the ones that had been salvaged from the many wrecks about our island, staked high as sugar cane”(Diaz 169). To Ramon’s dismay, his dreams faced reality. Ramon worked long hours and shared an apartment with three other immigrants but when faced with adversities, he left Miami on a bus to Virginia, then walked to New Jersey by foot.“Second-class citizenship,” as defined by Bloemraad, is contingent on various racial factors and as observed through the text, the hardships Ramon experienced proves the ideology of citizens being equal does not match their actual experiences( Bloemraad 67). Although Ramon experienced great deals of defeat and countless nights of struggling, his life would soon change