Two Major Characters In Rain Of Gold By Victor Villasenor

“Salvador, late or early, sooner or later arrives with the string of younger brother’s ready” Poverty stricken Salvador is plagued daily with the responsibility of his brother’s, seen as an invisible nobody at school, and aches with not having a break from this endless cycle, but none of it breaks Salvador’s spirit. He is an engine that keeps running, despite being mistreated, uncared for, and beaten. It’s amazing that Salvador, with his “geography of scars,” and “history of hurt,” hasn’t lost hope. He hasn’t lost hope because he thinks not of how difficult his situation is at the moment, but of the better future soon to come. A future where Salvador’s mama isn’t so busy, a future where they won’t eat corn flakes from a tin cup, a future where his crayons aren’t “little fingers of red, green, yellow, blue” or “nubs of black sticks that tumble,” He remains going everyday with his hopes that keep him going locked inside deep somewhere as he fulfills his responsibilities day to day. Salvador is also kept going by the love he gets from his brothers. Salvador’s name literally means ‘Savior’ and to his little brothers, he is their savior. He provides them with everything his mother can’t give them and with the love they give back to Salvador, he finds strength and keeps pushing forward. “Helps his mama with the business of the baby” Mature Salvador is. Salvador did learn to adapt to his life and became quite mature

In Juan Rulfo’s story, “No Dogs Bark”, he uses the setting to demonstrate that regardless of what someone does, there will always be someone to love them. “No Dogs Bark” follows the journey of Ignacio and his father to the town of Tonaya. The duo are traveling to the nearby town of Tonaya for medical treatment for wounds that Ignacio acquired in a raid. The story opens with the Ignacio on his father’s back “climbing over rocks” (Rulfo 16) and walking “along the edge of [an] arroyo” (Rulfo 16). Juan Rulfo depicts a setting that is located in a very rugged and rocky desert. By describing the setting of the story as a place that is unbearable and inhospitable, Juan Rulfo demonstrates that even though Ignacio’s father is incredibly irritated and

These tensions in school and in society in general are reflected in the short novel And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomás Rivera. The story concentrated on the memories of a male protagonist and how the act of remembering is empowering him. All the stories are loosely based on Rivera’s childhood because they took place in a small community of Mexican-American farm workers during the 1940’s and 1950’s. This story was a call to social change and supported a greater well-being of Mexican Americans because it depicted the difficult working conditions that migrant workers faced and had to endure for the lack of job opportunities. Problems with the working conditions for migrant workers is depicted in several of the short stories, especially since it concentrated on how these conditions lead to tragedies and sometimes deaths. Also, racism in the schools by other classmates and school officers is shown; for example, he includes the story of a child getting expelled easily because the principal claimed, “they need him in the fields.” The opening section of the novel is the male child protagonist reflecting over his thoughts, memories, and impressions while the rest of the novel is narrated through the viewpoint of other people in his life, such as his parents. A main theme in the novel is the idea of an American Dream, which was the desires of the migrants of having a better life in the U.S compared to their

“His nation chewed him up and spat him out like a pinon shell, and when he emerged from an airplane one late afternoon, I knew I would one day make love with him” (Martinez, 3). And so it starts, the story of a nineteen year old Mexican- American girl named Mary (Maria; as he only chooses to call her), who helps out and eventually falls in love with Jose Luis Alegria, a Salvadoran refugee. Martínez's story of María is told against the backdrop of the 12-year civil war in El Salvador. Maria and Jose Luis develop a friendship that slowly turns into a typical novella love affair. Through their relationship, both characters are forced to confront the violence of their

His most perfect love in all the world was on that train. So he’d run to the end of the earth if he had to(Pg. 120). Juan Villasenor, one of the two major characters in Rain of Gold, a nonfiction novel by Victor Villasenor, faces many problems throughout the book that have a significant impact on the skullduggery little boy we knew from the beginning to the scrupulous and surreptitious man at the end. In Rain of Gold, it follows the sides of 2 characters, Juan, Lupe, and their families during the time of the Mexican Revolution, as they travel from Mexico to America, and go through many struggles on this voyage. In these obstacles, Juan faces from beginning to end, he learns many things on this journey and meets new people that change his

When they finally reach the place where the truck was sold to it is night and for the first time we see Carlos willing to do something that is not right. He determines that he is going to steal the truck back. He is successful, but puts himself and his son at risk of death. When they get away their joy is short lived though. Carlos is pulled over and does not have a drivers license. He is sent to ICE for deportation. He is asked if he wants to appeal it but is warned that only 3% of people who apply are awarded the right back into the country. He determines it would be better if he just went back to Mexico. This means he is without his son. He gets a calling card and leaves a message to see Luis before and they get to spend a few minutes together, but in the end Carlos is sent into the desert to find his way back to Mexico and Luis is left alone.

This story revolves around an undocumented family with the hopes that they will be able to live the "American Dream." The second oldest child, Francisco, otherwise known as Panchito who is also our narrator, is the main character of the novel. Panchito exposes a flurry of emotions with his roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, expectations and disappointments. He and his family expressed hope from the start of the story, dreaming of how life would be considerably better once they reached California, somewhere they thought to be a place where they could escape impoverishment. Panchito is shown as a very hopeful character; in fact, there are many times where he hopes for something to the point where he convinces himself it will happen, resulting in the numerous occasions of disappointment and discouragement. Yet, even with the frequent occurrence of disheartenment, Francisco pulls himself back up and perseveres. The author depicts Panchito as a determined character who always manages to push through rough times despite the circumstances around him telling him that he can't.

This path leads him finding love with a girl named Theresa. After a heart breaking breakup he flees as far as he can from Estancia.

Sandra Cisneros’s short story “Never Marry a Mexican” deals heavily with the concept of myth in literature, more specifically the myth La Malinche, which focuses on women, and how their lives are spun in the shadows on men (Fitts). Myths help power some of the beliefs of entire cultures or civilizations. She gives the reader the mind of a Mexican-American woman who seems traitorous to her friends, family and people she is close to. This causes destruction in her path in the form of love, power, heartbreak, hatred, and an intent to do harm to another, which are themes of myth in literature. The unreliable narrator of this story was created in this story with the purpose to show her confusion and what coming from two completely different

The play begins with the description of the Pacific Ocean where Margarita Suarez is swimming. The second scene starts by describing the setting where beside Margarita is a small boat following her. In the boat is her family and her father is holding a megaphone and her brother Simon sitting on the top of the cabin with binoculars. Her father is giving Margarita instructions as he says “Uno, dos, uno, dos. Y uno, dos… Keep your shoulders parallel to the water”. Suddenly, Simon spots something unusual in the water and he thinks is a shark. The family starts to panic immediately. But, then they realize is just the halfway mark. Shortly after, Simon tells the family that they are on TV, and Margarita keeps

She sometimes sits out by the creek and remembers her father telling her “I am your father, I will never abandon you.” (Cisneros 1) She remembers this only after she is a mother and this is when she realizes “How when a man and a woman love each other, sometimes that love sours. But a parent’s love for a child, a child’s for its parents, is another thing entirely.” (Cisneros 1) Surely by now she feels her love souring. She can not understand why Juan must drink all time and why he continues to beat after he promises that he will never do it again.

This novel starts out with Henríquez providing some background information about the main character’s situation through one of their point of views. Chapter one is told from the perspective of Alma, and as the story progresses the reader learns that she is Mrs. Riveras. Alma, her husband Arturo, and her daughter Maribel crossed the border from Pátzcuaro.

Many people are put under circumstances where they are constantly in a battle with themselves on whether customs or their own opinions are the right choice. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel is centered on Tita de La Garza’s life during the Mexican Revolution as the book showcases the many arduous obstacles that she must overcome such as her clandestine affinity with another man. Throughout the development of the plot, Tita has complex relationships with two men; each with a allegorical meaning. Pedro, who symbolized the lust and the desire to break free, faced a rivalry for Tita’s feelings with John Brown, a man who resembled the path she was more constrained towards due to family customs, as Pedro “belongs” to Rosaura, Tita’s

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

Sandra Cisneros’ short story, “Never Marry a Mexican”, indirectly underlines her perspective, her interpretation, judgement, and critical evaluation of her subject, the work and its title. This perspective is evident in her use of literary devices, diction, and language structure in her narrative. The purpose of the use of these elements in the way that she does is ultimately linked to understanding her viewpoint on the subject. The author’s perspective is embedded in the meaning of the story and its theme. Her interpretations are valid, and justified in detail throughout the story to add color and vibrancy to her characters. Her judgment is lightly touched upon but only clearly and directly given at the end of the story, to allow the