Real Women Have Curves Essay

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My Dad came to America by himself at the age of thirteen from India, hoping to achieve the widely known American Dream. He wanted to do this for his family and to have a better future. The oldest of two brothers, my father had to work a couple of jobs at a very young age. He skipped school for two years in order to make ends meet. He then started school to get back on track. The thrive and effort he put into his studies and work demonstrates how hard he succeeded to get to where he is now. He got accepted to well known universities. His hardships and work ethics with dealing with the society in America is similar to the film Real Women Have Curves and the articles, “ The economic Reality of being Latino/a in America”, “Unequal Childhoods: Class, …show more content…

Ana’s family is a traditional Hispanic family where they believe in working after high school instead of starting college. Ana’s mom looks at life in a very old-fashioned view. She believes that a woman should provide for the family and make breakfast and do the cleaning. Also Ana’s mother emphasizes a lot throughout the movie that a women should look skinny to be able to get a man. In the beginning of the movie, Ana goes through three buses just to get to her high school. This shows that Ana does not go to her local high school and that she is exceptionally smart to get in to Beverly Hills high school. Ana’s teacher is a big part in helping Ana succeed. He knows Ana is intelligent enough to go far in life. Towards the end of the movie, her teacher tells her that she got into Columbia University with a full scholarship. Ana could not believe that she can go far in her future but show knows that her family won’t let her go across the country for school. Ana wants to follow the American Dream and to be able to get worthy of a degree and to have a good stable future. She has an incredible opportunity to take but her families traditions and values brings her down. In the end, Ana realizes that this is her American Dream and she should not let this great opportunity go to

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