Essay Response “No cats in America”

The student writer Patrick Jose uses as a way to describe how difficult can it be to adapt to a country you
don't know through the story begins, we can see how their expectations of America are changing
through situations arise trying to tell us how different his home country is from the United States
because When Jose was living in the Philippines setting, he believed that America was perfect and had
no problems or worries. When he moved to the United States setting and got a taste of America, he
realized that America is not what he wanted its was not like the movie “An American Tale” he developed
a false impression. In life we frequently anticipate that a major event in our life is going to be wonderful
and great, Reality set in quickly for Jose during his first day in his new school. Although he had a good
English vocabulary, his accent became the object of ridicule by his classmates. His customary lunch of
rice and tilapia brought additional laughter from his fellow students. His dreams of what life would be
like in America were shattered during that first day of school. The days that followed brought further
humiliation to the point where he resented his own culture and withdrew from his own family.

Most of us can relate to an anticipated event turning sour, but when your entire identity is threatened
one cannot help but empathize with Jose's plight. He effectively guides the reader through a multitude
of emotions. We felt his humiliation and ultimate despair progress throughout the story, I personally
feel identified since I went through the same thing and what's more I continue to adapt myself since I
haven't been here in America for more than two years and I understand each of the moments that
Patrick used to go through when he moved In conclusion it is a good story that symbolizes the way to
face the changes of life.