Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri

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In Puerto Rican Obituary, the Puerto Rican people from New York City struggle to attain the “American Dream” a dream that is unreal. The American dream was intended for people of
European descent, and sadly a cycle of Puerto Rican people overworked treated unfairly, were influenced by media symbols, and lived unfair housing system along with racial discrimination.
Hence, the Puerto Rican community kept dreaming or died not accomplishing the American dream. Pietri points out, Puerto Rican’s were hard workers, even though they did not get compensated for it, “They worked They were always on time They were never late They never spoke back 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 only paid for five They worked They worked They worked and they died They died broke They died owing They died never knowing what the front entrance of the first national city bank looks like.” Through this quote Pierti stresses Puerto Ricans’ worked without recognition and
remained...

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