Dolzinski states, “The road to success comes through hard work, determination, and sacrifice”. Achieving the American dream may be easy for some people; however, many immigrants find the road to success filled with challenges and barriers.
The desire to achieve success and social acceptance is represented in Nino Ricci’s Going to the Moon. The short story follows the journey of a young Italian emigrant who moved to Windsor Ontario in the late 1960’s. After being an outcast at school, the protagonist clings to his teacher’s passion for the Apollo 1 mission and begins to fantasize about an ideal world where he is accepted and welcomed. After the disappointment of the failed Apollo mission and watching the riots break out in Detroit, the protagonist’s