House Of The Scorpion Analysis

Francisco Jimenez uses figurative language in order to describe the shack in which Panchito and his family lived in. He uses the simile, “The dirt floor, populated by earthworms, looked like a gray road map.” to show this. The simile explains the living conditions in which Panchito and his family live in. It tells the readers the shack has not been tended to in comparison with Mr. Sullivan’s house, the owner of the harvest, which was tended to and had rosebushes and a white gate. The tone the author uses is disappointed, while the mood is sickening since worms disgust me and I’ve never thought of myself in that situation.

The most important aspect that differentiates this poem from many others is the dramatic use of dual language. Because many readers must use the translated notes to understand the Spanish portions of the poem, it requires them to deeply consider the speaker's connotations. Many readers will not realize Cervantes' intentional placement of the Spanish portions. Stanzas one, two, and three begin in English and end in Spanish. However, stanza four begins in English and ends in English with only one line in the middle consisting of Spanish. Though it is overlooked, this tactic offers a path upon which the subconscious may embark. To the speaker, California has been overrun and forever changed by the white people, represented by English. The single Spanish line is a representation of the speaker herself and exemplifies how truly lost she feels in this place. “Poema para los Californios Muertos” is a prime example of the importance of a dynamic use of language and the strength it brings to a poem when utilized to its full

Soto is known for his constant use of spanish within all his literature. For example, Soto quotes “Not one day would pass without the butcher or barber…or ambitious children with dollar signs in their eyes waving to El Millonario.” (Soto 28) El Millonario is spanish for the millionaire. Soto uses spanish to emphasize a connection towards poverty and how people of wealth were mostly looked upon when in the barrios. Another example is shown when Soto quotes “They shook hands, raza-style, and jerked their heads at one another in a saludo de vato.” (Soto 53) Saludo de vato is spanish for any type of greeting like wassup or whats hanging. Soto tries to connect to the hispanic culture within his hometown, Fresno, California. Soto also quotes “His father,who was puro Mexicano.”(Soto 2) Puro Mexicano is spanish for pure Mexican. In this quote, Soto uses spanish to accentuate and connect to how hispanic his father was. Overall, Soto foregrounds his hispanic culture and wants people to know that he is

In the story, “The House of the Scorpion”, written by Nancy Farmer, the main character is named Matt. The story takes place in the future around Mexico in a city named Opium. The main problem in the book is Matt is a clone and people do not like clones because clones act weird because they have an injection when they are first made that corrupts their body and makes them do things that humans don’t normally do. But Matt is different, he didn’t get the injection but people still think he is like the other clones, disgusting and brain-dead. The problem is solved when everyone is at a party for an old man named El Patron. He died and is having a party thrown in memory of him and El Patron left a note that told everyone to drink a certain wine but the wine was poisoned. Everyone died except for Matt, his “mother” Celia, his friend Maria, and a few others. Everyone is dead so the few that survived decide to start a new life where no one knows who they really are.

In the story “The House of Scorpion”, written by Nancy Farmer, the main characters are Matteo Alacran who is a clone from El Patron. Matteo was made by a scientist in lab in the mexican border. Another main character is Matt’s caregiver which is a woman named Celia, where she worked at the Big House. Lastly, the third main character is El Patron, who is a powerful drug lord of opium in mexico. The main settings is in the future where they now know the knowledge of cloning. The main problem is that Matt is a clone and this makes Matt bad and unwanted to the “normal” people. This makes Matt a bad person because he is not normal to hang around with people. Also, the conflict is that El Patron is using Matt as a way to stay alive. At the end of the story, Matt was now older and became leader of Mexico and opium. Another detail the happened at the end of the story is the everyone died except Celia, Mr. Ortega, Matt’s music teacher, and Daft Donald, who is a bodyguard of El Patron.

In the story House of the Scorpion, written by Nancy Farmer, the main character is Matt Alacran. The main setting is in the future in the opium fields and Atlzan. In the beginning of the story, we meet Matt in Celia's house. The main conflict in the book is Matt being a clone, the whole entire book Matt worries about being a clone and that people will know and what they will do. The solution to the conflict is that all the Alacran died and he is now a real person since El Patron died.

These first moments exemplify the overwhelming cultural process by which Mexican Americans were supposed to reject their cultural origins and embrace "American" norms. Ms. Jimenez embodies the "Mexican de adentro" (class notes) image because she has become acculturated to the definition of an "American" while ignoring her Mexican roots. Though she claims not to speak Spanish, she turns to respond to Mr. Sancho when he says Oiga! which may suggest her suppression of the language but her true knowledge of it. "Spanish speaking citizens consider themselves socially superior to the immigrants and rather pride themselves on being Americans." (Vargas p.206) She is a symbol of a Mexican American "…[who] looks upon themselves as a real American and [who] cordially resents any accusation of lack of patriotism." (Vargas p.239) Unlike Emma Tenayuca, a courageous Chicana who struggled for the voices of her people to be heard and whose fights for the rights of pecan shellers were long and arduous, Ms. Jimenez embodies the opposite. She has no connections with her roots therefore she

For example, when he was younger he used to live in a neighborhood well known as a barrio, which is the Spanish word for a lower-class neighborhood. He writes about barrios in Pacific Crossing, “... on his way to Japan with his lifelong friend, his blood, his carnal, his neighbor from the barrio, his number-one man on the basketball floor at Franklin Junior High - Tony Contreras.” (Soto 1). Soto is connecting his past with his character’s by writing about what their lives used to be like. He also writes about their Mexican-American ancestries. He writes, “At a young age, he worked in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley.” (“Gary Soto”). When Gary Soto was younger, he and his parents and grandparents worked in the fields to help make a living for him, his siblings, and the rest of his family. He relates this to his novel by writing, “But field work - even in a one-acre patch of eggplant, his least favorite vegetable, and three rows of tomato plants - was something new to Lincoln. He felt proud as he staggered about in oversized boots, a hat shading his eyes from the sun.” (Soto 24-25). In this part of the novel, Lincoln is learning what life in Japan is actually like and Gary Soto is connecting what his life was like when he was Lincoln’s

follows the life of a boy named Matt Alacrán throughout the first fourteen years of his life. In the country Opium during a futuristic time period, Matt lives with his “mom like figure” named Celia, who is actually a caretaker and housekeeper at the residence of El Patron. El Patrón is a very wealthy man who is 148 years old. He manages to live for so long due to his production of eejits, which are clones that he relies on for transplants. With his need to live, Matt is created as a clone. The everyday circumstances that everyone else face, become magnified to a much greater extent for Matt since he’s a clone. Since Matt is technically El Patrons life, he gets special, precautious treatment. This special treatment vanishes when Celia and Matt ally their forces to cease the transferring of organs between Matt and El Patron. El Patron died and Tam Lin, the bodyguard of Matt, was ordered to kill Matt. Since they were close, Tam Lin helped Matt escape to quickly get across the border. Matt just makes it across the border but is put into a home with other orphans. There he makes friends with three boys named Chacho, Fidelto, and Ton-Ton who are partners in his escape. When they finally escape from the boneyard, Matt reunites with Celia to be told that he is not a clone anymore, but a human that is now the owner of Opium.

Nancy Farmer’s “The House of the Scorpion” demonstrates how the alternative anti-utopian reality may look like. Its central figure, the clone Matt, faces the obstacles and challenges on the way to approaching identity thanks to the society’s atrocities as a consequence of considering him to be an animal. He achieves the significant results in the course of thinking’s development that assists in his acquiring independence from the prejudiced system. Still, in spite of the successful separating far away from the idea of imitating the original’s pattern, the character of Matt does nothing for improving the existing contradictions and unfairnesses as if he were an unthinking copy with no chances for advancement.

In “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora, the speaker describes how her life is while being a part of two cultures, Mexican and American. Through the use of repetition, symbols, and diction, the speaker presents to the reader the idea that an individual is responsible for supporting herself. The speaker uses lines one through seven to introduce herself and being Mexican and American, describing how she can slip from English to Spanish any time she needs to. However, the first line is the most significant line in this section.

Napoleon Hill, an American author, once said “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Daily, people are influenced by what they see, hear, and the individuals they encounter. In The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, Matt’s caregiver is Celia. She is one of El Patron's numerous servants. Matt is a clone who is despised by everyone living in Opium; he is considered a filthy animal. Matt is the clone of El Patron, who is the dictator of Opium. El Patron uses eejits, who are mentally altered humans to work for him. Eejits run the drug fields also known as “The Farms”. The main purpose of a clone is to provide spare parts

In the story the author uses craft moves to show patterns and exceptions. The protagonist in the book Matt figures out he is a clone and belongs to the Alcatran estates. Matt is mistreated by everyone at the big house, especially Rosa. Rosa truly pushes the limits though when she puts sawdust into Matts room and treats him like an animal. In The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer uses symbolism to represent cruelty using the character Rosa.

I can make the document more accessible to the people who need to use it by taking out background information that they do not need to know, particularly the biology of scorpion. I will only include informations on how to identify a scorpion and they can be found. I can make it more attractive by shortening the paragraphs through using bullet points rather than lengthy sentences that can be summarized such as when taking about their habitat, symptoms, and how to prevent scorpion problems. To make the document more interesting, I will make two separate documents rather than one. The first document will be for the principal and administrators of the school, and the second document will be a handout for the custodians of the children. Then, I

I have contacted Ross Walker (spoke to the wife) from Cann River on the used 6030 Scorpion. We have lost this one to a trader in Bendigo. He purchased a Claas from them.