Always Running Rodriguez Analysis

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“If fiction changes things, it's usually because it's a powerful way of exploring social issues. And it helps us to understand people who are different from us.” --Gillian Cross. Through fiction and reading this type of literature, we can almost attribute to the types of social issues presented in the plot of “Always Running “. Even when the story is fabricated or not real at all, there can still be messages to be interpreted as real world problems. The title of my main work is Always Running by author, Luis J. Rodriguez and is telling the story of the author and his involvement with the gang life. Through each chapter, the author delves into different stages of his life and proves himself as a dynamic character. As he matures and experiences …show more content…

These issues are mentioned by the main character himself and towards the end of the story he decides to ignite the flame of change and show that Mexicans are just like any other human. Luis could never fully leave the gang life, but he could make a difference for each chicano who can't. “I don't mind paying for my mistakes but it seems like we're paying for everyone else's mistakes too. Sometimes we pay even when there's been no mistake. Just for being who we are, you know what I mean? Just for being Mexican. That's all the wrong I have to do.” --- Luis J. Rodriguez. We see this every day in our world where the minority never has a voice and resorts to only confinement due to the white man. Mexicans are regarded as “illegal aliens" and are disrespected without reason. Mexicans are given “barrios” to live in which show nothing but disgusting features and conditions. The white people don't pay any notice and think they belong there or back in Mexico. Being born to this world as an equal is more of a miracle than anything. The color of your skin can be hated by someone else for no reason and where you live could have someone call you a disgraceful name. All that I have discussed was only between a couple chapters, but could open up your mind to all sorts of injustices. With curriculum such as fiction books, how will we ever discuss these issues without an open mind. The parents of the ignorant racist taught him/her everything wrong and couldn't resort to a book to

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