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"The American Dream" consists of rags to riches as illustrated in the history books by Horatio Alger. The United States has a dominant culture tried to convince themselves and others that America is the land of opportunity "that if a person works hard and a "good luck and courage" that person can realize their dreams of wealth and success. The American dream of equality is not affected because it is assumed that all are equal (between WASP). However, sleep is African-American equality and freedom.

In the famous speech of Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream", "black life is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains discrimination "…" Life in black on a lonely island of poverty amidst a vast ocean of material prosperity. "These passages from the King are evident in both texts, the care of Family and Black Girl Lost. Although no family is poor Lena, are forced Preserved by a company to live in a poor neighborhood (the black part of town). Sandra lives in a region which is worse, the black ghetto, and it is desperately poor. Sandra must steal to avoid starvation and go to school without any discomfort. While the American dream of material success is the dream African American is the freedom and equality.

References

Ansa, Tina McElroy. Baby family. Harcourt, 1991.

Goines, Donald. Black Girl Lost. Lushene publication 2006.