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"You play catch with your son in the backyard."

Baseball is a very American sport and being able to play it with your son is a representation of what the American dream is. They have achieved the American dream, they have become Americans.

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"He turns down his mothers meal dishes and opts to eat American food" He is not achieving his American dream because he is losing his culture and he is not happy because he is just blending in. The American dream is about being happy and he doesn't have happiness in his life. (Marko and Amanda).

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(Brandon Riann) "You hold your son close as he falls asleep in his seat and you whisper to him, 'Always, always root for the underdog"

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(Brandon Riann) "You hold your son close as he falls asleep in his seat and you whisper to him, 'Always, always root for the underdog"

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The father was the underdog by coming to America with very little and become successful and assimilating into American culture.

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"You find yourself accidentally becoming a gardener." He fulfills his dream of owning a house with a green lawn.

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"You wish you could send more." He feels that he can't help his family. Therefore he feels that he has failed himself and his family.

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"Things start to move slower now, and you don't mind. You take your son to a baseball game..."
The father finds success in America because he assimilates into American culture and becomes content with his life

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"You move away from the big city to a small town where there are those expansive green lawns. You have neighbors who smile at you; you have parties to go to." It shows that he is comfortable with his neighbors and surrounding and that he has built a life for himself and his family.

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"you learn to love baseball a game they don't play where you're from" This shows that he has a love for baseball.

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"You start to think: Where do my allegiances lie? Do I cheer for the place I'm from or the place I'm going? Can I be split?" This quote shows that he still doesn't completely think he's "american" and isn't satisfied or is confused with his current predicament.
Blake and Arth

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"He won't serve you because your son is wearing a Boston Red Sox cap in a deli in Queens, New York. You fight to keep a smile from appearing on your face as you walk out the door."
It shows how she now enjoys the american culture and she is willing to incorporate it in her life.

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The father is successful in America because he experiences and overcomes the hardships of immigrating to America. He does achieve the American dream because he starts out with nothing, and becomes prosperous.
"Even though you were a doctor back home, you work at a blood bank here until you fulfill all of the US tests and qualifications

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Kevin, Aidan, Brendan

The author is talking about the baseball player directly when they say this, but is indirectly talking about themselves. This shows that they believe in overcoming the odds and becoming successful, so they did achieve the American Dream because they have not given up.

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"You move away from the big city to a small town where there are those expansion green lawn." This is HIS american dream because he said he wanted a huge green lawn and a huge house. He got the lawn but he also became a gardener which is his changing american dream. Because it shifts to what you want it to be.