Dreams From My Father Analysis

Before being elected as the first African-American president of the United States, Barack Obama was a young student who was trying to come to grips with his racial identity through a period of rebellion. Through Obama’s memoir, Dreams from My Father,, people would be able to see the development in his beliefs.

Barack Obama began his first journey in New York by sleeping in an alleyway because no one was inside the apartment he rent at the time he arrived. When Obama was waiting for the landlord, he opened his pocket and pulled out the letter that was sent by his father. Obama admitted that it was hard for him to write a letter to his father because their “correspondence” died over the past four years. Despite of how hard it was to communicate with his father, his father replied with a calm tone and advised him to know where he belongs. However, Obama described his father made the story

Sadik claimed that New York is a fancy city and that Obama had to learn a way to survive through struggles. For the next few months, Sadik kept observing how New York taught Obama about its life style. When Sadik lost his own lease, they moved in together. Soon after moving, Sadik realized that the city had an impact on Obama. He preferred to focus on his own studies than having fun in the bars. Obama knew that if he did not focus on his studies, the temptation in the city would ready to overrun his fragile will. Obama also noticed the collapse in black community where he used to imagine about their significant figures. However, when he looked at the reality, they were all normal people and none was significant enough to make an impact for the youths. Obama was told that the city was out of control and with a bit of money, people would be able to choose what motif of their