Book Review: We Beat The Street

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself is saying ‘I’m possible.’” Everyone has a dream and I’m trying to get people to believe that it is worth it to dream and that there’s no such thing as impossible. I have been watching videos and reading books that are for and against dreaming and I’m here to say that it is worth it to dream. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it causes people to work hard, it gives people a sense of independence, and even if someone doesn't achieve that dream it will open up more doors for them in the future. First off, I believe that it is worth it to dream because it causes people to work hard. In the book, We Beat the Street by the three doctors, three young, african american, boys growing up in “the hood” make a pact to all become doctors. They struggle through gun violence, drugs, alcohol, and being in poverty. They all have to work extra hard to go to college,
There are many stories that people hear about how ‘my kid had to move to a completely different state for their job’ or ‘my son quit his job and left school early just so that he could practice sports’. Well, in the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino finds a pearl that he thinks will change his life. His greed causes him, his wife Juana, and their son Coyotito to leave their little house and venture into the city to get a fair price for his pearl. Well with that someone is targeting him and his family and destroys their house, their boat, and they hire trackers to kill them and take the pearl. Although Kino had a dream, it turned to greed. But his wife Juana was there the whole time supporting him and helping him try to reach his dream. Likewise once the family realises how hard someone is working for their dream they will go all out to help them achieve that goal and and go even