![]() The exposure to toxic waste has created a slew of severe health conditions that are killing residents. The residents were sold the idea of the American Dream, of having their own home, but the reality has become a "pesadilla" or nightmare. The knowledge that the federal government built subsidized housing on top of a dumping site for pesticides infuriates Amparo-especially the idea that officials thought that immigrants would be too stupid to find out. They throw some dirt over a dump, put some casa de cartón on top of it y dice que it’s the 'American Dream.' Pues, this dream has turned to a pesadilla.” Amparo, Act 1, Scene 6, p. They thought we was too stupid to know the difference. ![]() These seemingly opposite desires draw Juan and Cerezita together. Yet, for all her religious authority, Cerezita is very much human and wants to explore the world of desire and the flesh. Juan is drawn to Cerezita and, as this quote suggests, perhaps sees in her a purity that he has lost. At times, she seems to possess a spiritual and moral insight with an authority far surpassing that of Juan, although he is the priest. Cerezita is portrayed as an innocent and even holy figure. 340Ĭerezita is recording this quote the moment before she meets Juan for the first time. He sought baptism in the fire of her original desire.” Cerezita, Act 1, Scene 5, p. “He came to meet her seeking the purity of nature he’d lost.
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