West Side Story and Sowell's "A Conflict of Visions"
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
Anita Bernardo's Anatomy of America
The theme of racial nation gets argued between the two sides. Anita is flatly rejecting bernardo's arguments about how horrible america is. Bernardo ends by declaring that the society will keep his people down and relegate them to only the most menial jobs, like waiting tables and shining shoes. Soell would counter that immigrants from all countries, regardless of skin color, often start by doing the jobs the natives don't care to do,. They rarely stay in those ranks, but instead rise up over time to better compensated and more prestigeous work as their skills progress. She politely reminds him that she cn s herself an American, so think twice about criticising my new chosen home
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