The Dreamer By Junot Diaz Summary

Alike the author Junot Diaz in his text ‘The Dreamer,’ there is a woman, who shaped the eighteen years old young woman I am today. She is a black African woman, who comes from a village in Cameroon, a country located in central Africa. She is a single mother of four beautiful black kids, who paved the way for her children and their children children to guarantee them an exceptional future. She is a daughter, who received a minimal education because of the potential her father saw in her. You would not know while looking at her standing in her majestic house, wearing the latest African design, and the finest jewelry adornment, that there was a time she was not as wealthy as she is today. This woman is my grandmother, an extraordinary, independent and beautiful woman. When I was a kid, I would hop in her car and she would drive us around. We would go from place to place, in the capital city of Cameroon, Yaoundé, where she had multiples constructions sites. She would observe the construction of her buildings in a calm manner. Meanwhile, I would watch it with a juvenile curiosity. I would wonder how it was possible to glue the stock of cement together. Despite my enchantment for the constrution, what captivated me the most was my grandmother. She appeared …show more content…
I wanted to inspire respect, to be a combination of grace and intimation. Like her, I wanted to be independent and leave a legacy that will last long after I am gone. I could only respect this woman who challenged society's norms. She was always deemed as too independent by her family, yet, she did not care about their opinion. It was not them that were going provide an education for her children. It was her and her only. She never relies on anyone but herself. Despite the critiques she received from her entourage, she stand tall and proud. Even when people used to look down at her and judged her, she accept all the hatred and disdain against