Freedom

Freedom

People come to America seeking freedom and comfort. Most people come to America hoping for a better life and get disappointed when they realize their hopes and dreams might not come true.Immigrants from all over the world come to America for one specific thing and that is freedom and been welcomed. Some people come for religious freedom, more jobs, or they are refugees. Most of the time people think America is going to be welcoming and easy to fit in but in reality most of the time it’s not. Sometimes people in higher societies might get treated better then lower societies such as immigrants.Also, some racism still happens in America and for people from other countries and cities trying to flee from these types of problems its not welcoming. This promise never existed because people have not felt welcomed and there dreams and hopes have not been accomplished.

Some people who come to America have to change their lives and their customs, when they shouldn’t have to. For example, in The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, Estevan states, “‘you couldn’t even pronounce them. We chose Spanish names when we moved to the city,’” (259). Esperanza and Estevan shouldn’t have to change their names because they feel out of place. Instead they should feel welcomed. Another example of people having to change their life, is in the poem “Immigrants” by Pat Mora. The author writes, “wrap their babies in the American flag,/ feed them mashed hot dogs and apple pie,/ name them Bill and Daisy,”(line1). This shows how immigrants change some of their culture to fit in. It wouldn’t be an issue if they would surround their lives with a combination of both cultures, their native one and the new American culture, but they become overpowered by American customs, that they completely forget of their own roots. Also, in The Bean Trees when Taylor asks Estevan do you miss your home he says, “‘I don’t even know anymore which home I miss,’” (258). This demonstrates how much change has affected him to the point that he does not know what part of normality he misses. Instead of coming to America and being able to have freedom to be themselves, to be the people who they truly are, the characters in The Bean Tree and the poem the “Immigrants”, demonstrates how immigrants have to change who they are completely to be able to be accepted by society. To not be judged, they have to change and lose the freedom of self-expression.

People might be welcomed to America with open arms and might believe they have freedom, but when they see the bigger picture they realize they never achieved the freedom they were searching for. An example of this major issue is in the letter “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers” by Dwight Okita. In letter, the girl states, “Of