The House On Mango Street Dbq Essay

The goal of reaching the “American Dream” is sought after by many all around the world. The “American Dream” is what minorities view as the ideal life. The difficulty and problems that can can occur while trying to obtain this goal were highlighted in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. It highlights the many issues that face minorities while trying to obtain the “American Dream” such as discrimination, poor education, and lack of money as well as many other obstacles they have to overcome to obtain their goals.

Obtaining a job that will allow someone to support themself or their family is hard enough on its own but without a proper education it becomes even more difficult. In Document B Esperanza's mother says, “Esperanza, you go to school. Study hard.” Her mother wants her to get an education and get a better life than she has had. “I could’ve been somebody you know?”. She’s highlighting the fact that she lost out on opportunities because of the fact that she did not receive a proper education. These pieces of evidence prove the point because she is highlighting all the opportunities she missed and ones her daughter will miss if she doesn't
Money is a key part in American life it is used for almost everything in society, luxuries and necessities alike. In Document B Esperanza's mother says “You know why I quit school? Because I didn’t have nice clothes.” This shows how poverty can affect children as not having money for food or clothes or even running water to clean themselves can lead to bullying which is never a good thing for young people. This affects them for the rest of their life. Sandra states in Document A that “Everybody has to share a bedroom.” This is definitely not part of what people imagine in the typical view of the “American Dream”. People may say you can function on low to no income but with a family to support or even for yourself it's hard to get by without some form of