Answer: Money and to be American
Step-by-step explanation:
Tateh wanted those things because he was poor and he was working hard for money.
He is desperate because he is a Jewish immigrant and that is why he want to be American citizen. In that way, he is representing an America of imagination. He is also very protective and loving.
He is a complicated character because he is having his own imagination and he is giving himself the title of Baron and more.