Driss’ investment in the American Dream as the narrative of his life allows him to see himself as truly American even though the society continually views him as foreign and other. The repercussions of his death bring together a diverse cast of characters. Late one spring night, Driss Guerraoui, a Moroccan immigrant in California, is walking across a darkened intersection when he is killed by a speeding car. Subtle, wise and full of humanity' The Times. The narrative makes him a part of American society in a way that he race cannot. 'One of the most affecting novels I have read. His success was a byproduct which he later assembled into a convenient narrative. Driss did not move to America specifically because of the American Dream. On the surface, Driss fits the model perfectly though the ideal is somewhat retrofitted. The title of Laila Lalami’s fourth novel, The Other Americans, perfectly sums up a unified disunity: an America suspicious of its own body politic. Nora suggests that Driss saw his own life as a fitting example of the American Dream: a young immigrant family arrive in America, build a business from nothing, and become wealthy enough to send their two successful daughters to college. The American Dream is a longstanding cultural tradition in the United States which suggests that hard work and dedication can help any suitably ambitious person become rich, successful, and a winner. Nora tells Coleman that her father believed in the American Dream.
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