Her dream is for her parents to own a huge house with much more than they have but they don’t have the money. As you can see this means that with no money you can’t live the “American Dream” because Money is one of the main obstacles. Now let's quickly move on to another example. Esperanza’s mom told her that she could have had a good education and she could have been someone but she didn’t for one reason. According to Document B, “Shame is a bad thing, you know. It keeps you down. You want to know why I quit school? Because I didn’t have nice clothes. No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.” As you can clearly see Esperanza mother could have been someone but it was her clothes that stopped her. If she had more money to buy more clothes she would have been able to live the “American Dream”. Let's now quickly move on to our third and final example. Esperanza’s Little Mama or Mamacita moved in a while ago with her baby but she probably barely made it to Mango Street. Her husband had to save up the money to get her there but it must have taken …show more content…
As you might have guessed we have Document B again. According to Document B, “No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.” As you can see she used to be very smart but her clothes made her basically lose her education because of what other people thought. If she doesn’t feel comfortable in school then how will she be able to have a good education. That is exactly why she told Esperanza to stay in school and get good education so that she can live the “American Dream.” Now on to our second and final example. According to Document C, “She knows to say: He not here for when the landlord comes, No speak English if any body else comes, and Holy smokes.”, this shows exactly how she doesn’t have a good education and how she can speak english. If she was able to speak english and have a better education, she would be able to have a better and successful life and even a good job that would pay a lot so she can but things for her baby and for her