The Dreamer By Junot Diaz Summary

I want to do when I finish school. My mother always told me that I would be a babysitter, because I like to take care of kids. On the other hand, I thought that I wanted to be a teacher However, being a student for twelve long years I noticed how children behaved in school. In my mind, I knew that wasn’t the future job for me. When I was in the third grade, my grandmother had a stroke. Since she had gotten sick, I had to take care of her .This is what persuaded me to become a Registered Nurse.

In Embattled Dreams, author Kevin Starr explains the decade that begins with World War II and ends with the growth of states that were part of the war, concentrating on the United States specifically California. The book speaks about the changes that the war brought into California and how it was a catalyst for major changes in the state’s economy and society. It focuses on the development of California. Many books show the major events that changed a country, but there were smaller stories within the country that demonstrated to the development as well. The author wants to show readers that California contributed much to the war cause, building machinery and such, but this book emphasizes the effects these jobs had on society. Kevin Starr

One of the bigger dreamer nurse leader is Dr. Bernadette Melnyk who has a dream to improve people’s lives and make a change (Alumni WVU). She has understood that all painful experiences make her more stronger and well prepared to face any issue ( Mattson, James). According to James Mattson who is an editor of Reflections on Nursing Leadership that Dr. Bernadette Melnyk prefers to be called as Bern. Bern is born in1958 and grew up in a Republic small town in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. She came from a poor lovely family and have one sister and one brother. Her mother died in front of her when she was 15 years old. At that time, she has suffered a lot. She believed that the right diagnosed for that difficult event that prevented her form sleeping was the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because of that, Valium was prescribed for her by her family primary physician. However, she took the medication for a one night and decided to not take it again because she was feeling dizziness during the day. Her father and close friends were good supporter for her during that painful period. Few years later, she decided to be a nurses in the future because she volunteered at a hospital as a candy striper during high school. After that experience, she discovered that she has a passion to care for patients and help them to get better, but her father wouldn 't be able to pay the tuition for a bachelor’s degree. Her father has assured her that he is willing to work extra hours to pay

Question: Discuss how the author has positioned you to respond to the characters/ subjects in the text.

Life is a constant roller coaster ride of grueling struggles and bittersweet accomplishments. There are also times where one neither wins nor loses, but lessons are always learned. What we do during that time of strife and struggle defines who we will become later. Those who embrace the change and hardship, while finding a way to make it through, will become stronger in the end. In “The Dreamer”, by Junot Diaz, the dream of a young girl to become a nurse never comes to fruition, but her struggles and sacrifices enabled her to move out of a Third World country. Due to his mother’s sacrifices, her son Diaz is able to live a better life, achieving his goals of becoming a writer because she pushed him to better himself with her courage.

The Language of Dreams by Belle Yang features the role of memory, language and story-telling in human lives, especially those displayed and complicated by the movement and the blending of culture (pp 697) whereas, Death of Josseline by Margaret Regan encourages a reconsideration of how the immigration issue is discussed in the media (pp704). Both the article describes about change in one’s life because of immigration.

A major part of life is to pursue dreams. Life would almost be pointless if people did not have ambitions, people wouldn’t have a reason to get out of bed if they did not have a dream that they want to achieve. Anne Laurel Cartier, the author of the short story “Leaving the iron lung,” specifically looks at how having a dream can affect one’s life. Carter uses conflicting characters, character transformation, and the setting to illustrate to be content with life one needs to follow their dream, to commit and sacrifice to it if they want achieve it.

In “The Dreamer,” by Junot Díaz, the author has an exceedingly unique voice by expressing it as intimate, as though you are potentially close friends. He uses this style to appeal to the reader, managing to make them feel at ease, as if you were sitting across from each other. His short sentences, which depict his mother’s childhood, present as though he is slowly remembered the details himself. Moreover, it gives the impression that he is watching the story in his own head, not just telling it aloud. The story as a whole feels like a gentle reveal of his past, of those who came before him, and he gives the readers a glimpse of what inspires him so profoundly.

She is accustomed to living her life according to societal standards and not how she wants. “The kind of Dominican girl who was destined never to get off the mountain or out of the camp” (Diaz,1). For an immigrant, working from sunrise to sunset is the best option for them. The "traditions" of working on the farm or getting married were things his mother wanted to come to an end. She had a desire to become a nurse, but her mother forbade her from pursuing it.

Joining sides with the nurse, my family drilled the idea of nursing into my brain. Nursing and forfeiting my plan seemed to become a necessity for a successful life. After hearing people tell me what I should do, I eventually started to agree with them. The actions of my family along with the way it affected me could compare to when someone tells a lie enough times, they'll believe it to be true. I never believed I wanted to be something more than I did at that

Dreaming comes with a lot of challenges and struggles, like in the book We Beat The Street (George W. Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and Sharon Draper). These three kids dream of becoming doctors, but in the neighborhood where they grow up they had a lot of struggles. They made mistakes, but in order to become a doctor, they had to learn from those mistakes and use what they learned. Peer pressure, stealing, and drugs surrounded them since they were little, and sometimes they did fall into peer pressure, but they always learned their lesson from it and didn’t do it

Everyone has a dream. We need to make a lot of effort to achieve our dreams. In the process of realizing our dream, we will encounter many difficulties and setbacks. Many different factors will affect the final result. In the book, The Pact by Drs.

Everyone chases a dream at some point in life. “The Dreamer” by Junot Diaz is a heartfelt story about one exceptional woman chasing her dreams. Diaz uses his mother’s life as an example of how a person can achieve his or her dreams by having courage and self-determination. He chooses to write about her because she is his motivation to succeed. He uses her struggles to provide evidence to support his thesis that anyone can overcome challenges and achieve success. While “The Dreamer” appears geared toward an audience consisting of individuals facing adversity, the piece was first published in a women’s magazine called More in 2011 (Diaz 128).

Discuss how your understanding of change has been developed by your prescribed and related texts.

Caring for others has always been a passion of mine, and becoming a nurse has always been my dream. While my dream has turned reality, I can say that nursing has blessed me with the opportunity to not only be a servant to those in my community, but it has also allowed me to be of some comfort to patients and their loved ones during their darkest and most vulnerable moments. Nursing offers a variety of opportunities, where the only restrictions are the ones we set for ourselves. As for myself, all things are possible, for if I want it, I strongly believe it’s already mine. The depths that I will go to reach the latitude of success that I so desire is boundless.