Alvarez, J. (2010). Return to
sender. New York: Yearling.
A perfect portrayal of the hardships that migrant workers
experience day after day. It also touches the controversial topic of illegal
immigrants. This novel, especially in today’s times, answers many doubts that
people may have regarding the stereotypes that may exist about immigrants
coming to the United States. A tale about searching the American Dream and the
struggle that one may go through to reach it. Heartwarming and just beautifully
written. This is definitely a novel that you will hold dear to your heart
because it outlines the beauty of breaking barriers set by society and its
ignorance.
So my family came to the United States to work, not to take advantage of the system. One of my sisters is a reading specialist and is working on her Masters and my other sister has a double Masters. I have a Masters in Education with a specialization in English and am currently working on my second one. Not because we had an easy life, it's quite the contrary, we have struggled. There were times where the only thing we had to eat was beans and had to shower with cold water because we couldn't afford a water heater. We were migrants and we busted our backs working the fields in Minnesota under the hot, blistering sun, under the biting cold air, under the heavy, nonstop rain day in and day out. It's not easy work. And although it's honest work, people looked down on us for walking into stores with dirty faces and muddy shoes. We weren't stealing, we weren't hurting anybody...yet...ew! They're migrants...and they're Mexicans too! Unfortunately many didn't see beyond the stereotypes established by a narrowminded society but because we are good people, we didn't let that stop us and we accomlished our goals. We came in search of the American Dream. We didn't find it...it wasn't given to us...WE CREATED IT!
So my family came to the United States to work, not to take advantage of the system. One of my sisters is a reading specialist and is working on her Masters and my other sister has a double Masters. I have a Masters in Education with a specialization in English and am currently working on my second one. Not because we had an easy life, it's quite the contrary, we have struggled. There were times where the only thing we had to eat was beans and had to shower with cold water because we couldn't afford a water heater. We were migrants and we busted our backs working the fields in Minnesota under the hot, blistering sun, under the biting cold air, under the heavy, nonstop rain day in and day out. It's not easy work. And although it's honest work, people looked down on us for walking into stores with dirty faces and muddy shoes. We weren't stealing, we weren't hurting anybody...yet...ew! They're migrants...and they're Mexicans too! Unfortunately many didn't see beyond the stereotypes established by a narrowminded society but because we are good people, we didn't let that stop us and we accomlished our goals. We came in search of the American Dream. We didn't find it...it wasn't given to us...WE CREATED IT!
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