This Illegal American Life Summary

“This (illegal) American life” In “This (illegal) American Life” by Maria Andreu, she details her experiences and challenges in living in both the united states and Argentina. She fears a number of challenges as a child and also experiences deep feelings about her life in America. I believe that Andreu’s biggest challenges as a child were feelings of sadness, feeling left out, and loneliness. In the first place, Andreu note, “We couldn’t get a visa for return. My father sent us money from New Jersey, as the months of our absence stretched into years” (pg#618). This quotation shows how Andreu kind of felt sad and disappointed from not being able to go back to New Jersey. Second Andreu states, “No social security meant no public school, no driver’s license, and no after school job” (pg#618). This quote shows how she felt left out since she couldn’t do activities that other people were able to do. Anyone who is an immigrant doesn’t have all the
First, “Andreu says, “A few months after my eighteen birthday, I became legal and what had always seemed a blank future of hope suddenly turned dazzling with possibility’’ (pg#619). This quotation shows how Andreu felt a lot of joy since she didn’t have to worry about being illegal. Her future became brighter since she got an opportunity that she never thought would happen. Also Andreu observes, I’ve finally come to understand there are many paths to living the American dream, and I took one of them-mine” (pg#619). This quotation shows that she achieved the many things that caused her happiness, and that she isn’t upset with the accomplishments she’s made. Last, Andreu adds, “As a child I had thought coming back home would be a magical end to our troubles, but in many ways it was the beginning” (pg#619). This quotation shows that she knows that her life is going to get much better since her dream was going to come