Reflections and Review: Obama's "Dreams from My Father," Chapters 1-5

In chapter five of Barack Obama’s book “Dreams from My Father,” the theme is friends. Barack is now attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. He was staying in the dorms. He made new friends like Ray, Regina, Marcus, and Reggie. Obama and his friends threw parties very often. They drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes, and even got high. He presented a speech in front of his schoolmates along with Marcus and Regina. After the speeches, Regina offered her congratulations to Barack but he was not happy about it. He felt like he didn’t reach out to the people. They got into a argument but Barack soon realizes that Regina was right. He lacked determination.

Jacky Leung

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