The House On Mango Street is a novel about various immigrant stories, in which there are challenges to getting to the American Dream. Have you ever been in a situation where you have not had enough money to do anything you wanted or get what you imagined or needed? Have you ever been discriminated because of your race, religion, or sex? Is there ever a time when you couldn't get something because you didn't know a language, or didn't understand what someone was saying? These are all interferences to reaching the American Dream.
A big obstacle to the American Dream is discrimination. In document D it shows discrimination being shown to Geraldo, who was hit by a car in a hit and run. Geraldo was a party person who was wearing a saturday shirt …show more content…
This is because to have things in life you need money. This is showed in Document B, when Esperanza’s says,”Someday she would like to go to a ballet. Someday she would like to see a play. She borrows opera records from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories.” This is showing how she doesn't have money to do any of these things, but one day when she gets money, or Esperanza takes her to one she would love to go. Her mom say that she didn't have nice clothes as well, that's why she dropped out. To get nice clothes you need money, and when you don't have enough money for nice clothes, you often get picked on for your cloths, and it makes you want to quit every once and awhile ( for her mom it made her quit and lose one of her chances to reach the American Dream). Another example is in Document A where it says, “he held a lottery ticket”, which is showing how he is saying the house of their dreams. A good example of lack of money being an obstacle, is when Esperanza is describing her house she says, “Out back is a small garage for the car we don’t own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side.” This is showing poverty by saying that they can't afford a car or a big enough yard because they don't have enough money. In the end, poverty has proved to be the biggest obstacle to the American Dream. Poverty can affect getting the things to help you learn English, or get the money to not be discriminated against, but even money can’t stop discrimination sometimes. All in all, the obstacles to the American Dream can be hard to overcome, but you have to work your way around