On Thursday, we watched two documentaries about migrant workers and then had a seminar to discuss these issues through the lenses of science, literature, and economics. Examine how this experience informed your understanding of major themes, such as questioning the American Dream and whether we live in a meritocracy, inThe Great Gatsby.
I think the second film we saw affected me a lot more than the first one (seeing as the second one was newer and somehow more relatable). It showed me that the American Dream isn't what it's made out to be. Some of those workers' dreams were simply to provide for their family, not to get a lot of money or even have a nice job. Plus, the resources needed to make the American Dream possible were not available to these migrant workers in the first place. They couldn't even get a proper education due to their constant migration, which really struck me. I can't even imagine not being able to finish a single school year because of work. I think our country needs to do something about this.
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