45 pages • 1 hour read
Malaka GharibI Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
What does the title of the memoir, I Was Their American Dream mean? Who is “their,” and what does “American Dream” mean in this context? Could it refer to different dreams, depending on the character?
What do Gharib’s parents think the “American Dream” looks like? What do they sacrifice to achieve it, and how does this change once they are in America?
One of the things that contributes to Gharib’s parents’ divorce is lack of communication that develops around how their cultural differences affect their day-to-day lives. How does Gharib prevent such conflict from hurting her relationships as she grows?
