Cristia Arcega Chapter 1 Analysis

The particular focus of Rodriguez’s story is that in order to feel like he belonged to the “public society” he had to restrict his individuality. Throughout his story, Rodriguez discussed such topics as assimilation and heritage. He goes into depth about the pros and the cons of being forced to assimilate to the American culture. Growing up Hispanic in America was a struggle for Rodriguez. This was due to the fact that he was a Spanish-speaking boy living in an English-speaking society, and he felt like he was different than the other children. Rodriguez writes, “I was fated to be the ‘problem student’ in class” (Rodriguez 62). This is referring to Rodriguez’s improper knowledge of English. It made him stand out as the kid that was behind. He wanted to find the balance between the public and private face. He believed both were important to develop. As I read this story it changed the way I looked at people who speak different languages, and how it must be hard to fit in with society if you are not all fluent in English.

He didn’t like school as a child because he heard many wretched, racist comments; he also saw signs that said, “Whites Only” One of the worst parts was that Spanish was verboten at his school. If a student got caught violating that rule, they were hit on the knuckles with via a ruler. That was was very unfortunate, considering that he only spoke Spanish at his house. In eighth grade he left school to support his family by working in the fields. He did this on behalf of his father getting in an accident, no longer able to work.

Life for a child as an illegal immigrant was especially hard. The labor was hard work for a nine year old. He had never seen his hand so black and dirty before in his life, and the pay was very little. Immigration police came, but luckily Carlitos escaped with another worker named Enrique. The two struggled to find employment just to pay for bus fares. After meeting his father for the first time, he found out his father would not contribute torwards Carlitos's mission of reuniting with his mother. Carlitos fleeted to the city his mom was located at with Enrique. On the journey to every payphone in Los Angelos, Carlitos was spotted by the police. But because Enrique distracted the police and got caught, Carlitos got away. He wounded up in place that described everything his mother once shared with him, the exact location his mother would go to call Carlitos every Sunday. Carlitos and Rosario's eyes finally met. They cautiously wait quietly on opposite sides of the street and remain silent. They have finally

Growing up to a low income family trying to help support your family only at the age of six years old. Growing up seeing my youngest brother working at a young age , to help my parents that worked day and night to have food on are table was hard. We were living in Tucson AZ at the time with my mother , father , sister , luis , and myself. Luis was always has always been responsible and caring to all of us . Hes gotten my family up throw a very hard time after my father's death, he took it really bad but he always found a way to try to being all of us back on are feet . Luis started singing at a church at a very young age only at six years old. He would enjoy it because many people would tell him that he had an amazing voice. Luis’s career started when he got signed by Del Record and also when he was found on the

Rodriguez begins to become more involved in his classroom by his new grip on the English language. He shares fewer and fewer words with his mother and father. His tone now transforms into guilt. As Rodriguez's public language becomes more fluent, he forgets how to speak Spanish. "I would have been happier about my public success had I not recalled, sometimes, what it had been like earlier, when my family conveyed its intimacy through a set of conveniently private sound.? He begins to break out of the cocoon as a slow or disadvantaged child and blooms into a regular kid in his white society that only uses English. He feels a great sense of betrayal of his Mexican past. His connection that held him so close to his family is destabilized.

In the book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate chapter 9’s quote goes perfectly with the chapter because Calpurnia found a caterpillar named Petey. The quote talks about how odd features of a silkworm show through at the stage of a caterpillar or cocoon. Petey was a caterpillar that Calpurnia had found and wanted to keep, she named him Petey. Through reading the book it explains what Petey eats and how he is doing. Also, the quote explains how features or habits form for a silkworm at the stage of being a caterpillar or in the cocoon stage. When the book put this quote at the beginning it was easy tell chapter 9 “Petey” was going to be about an animal. The quote compliments the writing of Jacqueline Kelly for chapter 9 because it explains information

Jose understands at a young age that in order to escape the indentured life of working in a sugar cane plantation like his ancestors before him, he must do something different. In the classroom, Jose is a very bright student as seen through his peers and especially his professor who eventually helped Jose get into a prestigious school because of his academic excellence. He assures his grandmother who is his sole provider and family that one day she’ll no longer have to work tirelessly in the sugar cane plantation. Jose dreams of taking work in a more profitable and higher field then the plantation his community is chained to all being done by attaining

This separation from his family caused a longing in his life. But this longing was superseded by what he suspected his teachers could give him. Rodriguez develops a double personality of sorts. The person he is at home, the polite child who lovingly does what his parents ask of him. And then the academic persona he

The purpose of this story is to show that your childhood does not define your whole life. Diaz obviously had a rough childhood at times. Especially moving into the United States from the Dominican. His family did not have many funds, to give him all the things he needed. This did not stop him from succeeding on his own though. Diaz went on to graduate high school, something that most

In the first chapter of the book the author Michel-Roth Trouillot he brings up the story of the Alamo. He shows the reader how the same story can be viewed in completely different ways. He starts by telling the story in very matter of fact fashion from the Mexican point of view. He talks about how Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna took over a Franciscan Mission with a total number of 189 defenders. (Little did he know that mythic heros Davy

Growing up Soto’s life at home wasn’t ideal and he never had high hopes for it. Soto’s family was Mexican American so he was born into a Chicano culture. Every one of their jobs, even his as a child, was some type of physical labor, “and he worked in the fields as an agricultural laborer and as a low-paid

The film Selena uses the themes of discrimination, music, and family to express the struggle Mexican-Americans go through to find and establish their sense of identity. Through the musical career of Selena’s father, we see the difficulty of finding acceptance and establishing an identiity. After having his family, we see the effects his past experiences through his kids. Through Selena’s success, we see the crossing of borders and establishing of new identities.

Carlito lived with his sick grandmother in a small Mexican village. His oppressive aunt and uncle tried to take custody of him in order to get the money that his mother sent to him. When his grandmother passed away, Carlito knew that he could not live with his oppression uncle and aunt. Carlitos took the opportunity of working with the Coyotes for a chance to be with his mother again. He successfully passed the border, but problems occurred separating him from the Coyotes. He faced the dangers of crossing illegally and children trafficking when he separated from the two

Chapter one tells us more about San Piedro. It tells us of the great beauty of the island. The "solitary fields and vales of alfalfa", "careless roads" and the animals. It also tells us more about the residents. It says that they are close knit, a lot are deeply religious,

First of all, the setting of this novel contributes to the Rivera family’s overall perception of what it means to be an American. To start this off, the author chooses a small American city where groups of Latino immigrants with their own language and traditions, lived together in the same apartment building. All these immigrants experienced similar problems since they moved from their countries. For example, in the novel after every other chapter the author