Topic > Puerto Rican Obituary of Pedro Pietri - 591

In Puerto Rican Obituary, the Puerto Rican people of New York City struggle to achieve the "American Dream", an unreal dream. The American Dream was intended for people of European descent, and sadly, a cycle of overworked Puerto Ricans have been treated unfairly, have been influenced by media symbols, and have experienced an unfair housing system along with racial discrimination. So, the Puerto Rican community continued to dream or died without realizing it. the American dream. Pietri underlines that Puerto Ricans were hard workers, even if they were not rewarded for it: "they worked, they were always punctual, they were never late, they never responded when they were insulted, they worked, they never took days off that were not on the calendar. They never went on strike without permission." They worked ten days a week and were paid only five They worked They worked They worked and died They died without money They died because They died without knowing what the main entrance of the first national city resembles the bank." Through this quote Pierti underlines that Puerto Ricans worked without recognition and they remained...