Fluffy’s View “I don’t want to die tomorrow knowing I could’ve had a piece of cake tonight.” This is a quote from the comedian Gabriel Iglesias, and I feel that it encapsulates the energetic and positive personality that everybody knows him for. Gabriel is of Mexican heritage and is also a very big guy, which he pokes fun at by calling himself “Fluffy” as his stage name. He often likes to use his race or appearance in the jokes he tells to add more of a personal touch to them. I will be using the stand-up comedy special, “I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry” by Gabriel Iglesias on Netflix, to explain the way his personality connects with his point of view, how his character plays into his jokes, and how he connects with his audience. …show more content…
Gabriel’s personality is very bright and positive and you will notice this throughout watching the comedy special. He is always talking in a positive and energetic tone and never sounds like he is getting tired of performing or not caring about the stories he is telling the audience. During his act, Gabriel tells the audience about his experiences in different things like meeting certain celebrities, interacting with fans, and basic everyday things like ordering food. Whenever he talks about these experiences, his energetic and bright personality is shown through the jokes he tells through the stories. During one part of the show, he talks about how he only likes getting tacos from taco trucks with a full female crew compared to taco trucks with an all-male crew, and he explains that the all-female taco truck makes him feel like a kid and makes him excited to get the tacos while the male taco truck makes him feel like he’s getting
Author José Antonio Villarreal has a dry sense of humor and, as mentioned above, does a marvelous job weaving bits of wry commentary throughout the novel. Another fun quote is when Richard's sister, Luz, demonstrates her own prejudice for the newly arrived, and darker skinned, Mexicans: "Well, they ain't got nuthin' and they don't even talk good English." (p 148)
I found this amusing because the imagery here left me no other option but to picture him as a panda sweating off the weight, turning him back into a human. In contrast, I feel as though I am a healthy eater. But it is still refreshing to know he can laugh at his own flaws, just as I can.
Gabriel Marez- Antonio’s father. A proud man, a carefree rancher on the plains who tends to push his son away from his mother’s protective arms. He is often depressed because he gave up his lifestyle for his wife. His dream in to move to California.
Her mom always pressures her to lose weight, and she feels like she is not worthy of being Mexican because her skin is very white. But although she struggles with this, she continues to remain strong. Gabi takes a step forward when she has the confidence to go running with her boyfriend Martin. Even though she is embarrassed of “all my goodies and bits and pieces will be bouncing up and down” she goes anyway and actually has fun. Her difficult times have made her enjoy the good times more because she stayed strong and never gave up. Gabi also stops comparing herself to the darker latinas. She knows that just because her skin is white doesn’t mean that she isn’t a true
The author highlights the Latino stereotypes and their effects on those stereotyped and on society. By carrying out a satirical tone, the author is able to manifest how Mexicans are treated; thus, achieving this through the secretary’s rejection of each character represented. The satirical tone elucidates on how people may acknowledge their own prejudices and comprehend how Mexicans feel. Through the Mexican-American character, the author makes it clearly evident of an attempt to end prejudice in itself. The author illuminates the ludicrous hypocrisy behind labeling; this play serves to help society see the injustice of their opinions and to meet their
Torres used specific words to convey the emotions of how the boys felt concerning their heritage; the boys felt as if they were outside of the loop. Therefore, they did not know what they belonged to or where they fit in. Their physical traits did not match up with the culture that they were trying to identify with –the Hispanic heritage. Yet, they wanted to find a way to belong. Furthermore, the theme also contributed to the identity aspect of the characters. Through their diction, readers, like myself, were able to draw important subject matters. In addition to word choice and themes, Torres applied various amounts of literary devices to drive his messages home, consequently enabling readers to understand the point of the passage, without giving up more information than needed. Close reading this particular passage gave me a better appreciation for what authors write, how they interpret their emotions, and how they execute their
In “Like Mexican” when Gary announced he fell in love with a Japanese girl his family did not immediately accept the good news Gary thought it to be. Gary’s grandmother wanted him to marry an “Okie” (People different from his own culture.) The false assumption from Gary’s family led to disbelief and hesitation, but Gary realizes that one defined by their race and ethnicity does not determine who you are and your financial situation (Soto 280). In the end Gary Soto managed to be “different” and didn’t follow his Mexican stereotypes. No matter what race, country, ethnicity people are that people can also have similar financial status and living environment was the lesson he learned from his experience. In contrast, Deborah Tannen’s “Gender in the Classroom” conducts surveys and observations by splitting the students into “degree programs they were in, one by gender, and one by conversational style.” The four foreign, male students “spoke in class at least occasionally.”(Tannen 286). Although, it was particularly hard for the Japanese woman to speak in an all female-based group, because the woman was so “overwhelmed” by the change of atmosphere; She was surprised by the other, quiet and shy women to be so talkative and loud. “The differing ethics” from the varied backgrounds led to Tannen’s experiment as a success. Tannen also learned a lesson from her surveys. She thought that “everyone’s style changes in response to the context and other’s styles” no
Mariachi has become the face of Mexican culture, and truly represents the music of Gonzales’ people. It is played in almost every occasion including funerals, weddings, quinceneras, parties, and marches. Gonzales explains this by saying, “Our art, our literature, our music”; He elaborates by naming mariachi under these categories. The author recognizes the significance of this music in his background. In one article, Collins states that “the only thing more Mexican than tequila is the mariachi” (Collins 1998). These words capture how immersed mariachi is in the author’s mores, therefore giving him purpose in mentioning it. Not only does mariachi define Mexican culture, it defines the beauty and soul of tradition.
The scene opens with Miss Jimenez entering the shop in needs of a Mexican to fill a diversity slot in Governor Reagan’s office. She tells Sancho that her name is Miss JIM-menez, which is considered an Anglo pronunciation. Her insistence that she be called this leads the reader to believe she makes it a point to disassociate herself with her Hispanic heritage. She carries herself in a superior manner that signifies her entitlement to treat Sancho and the Mexican models in a negative way. She continues to list the trait requirements for the person she needs to look “good” in Reagan’s office. Sancho displays each model trying to receive Miss Jimenez’s approval. One important aspect of the play is the adjectives that Ms. Jimenez uses to describe the Mexican that she would like to use as her prototype. Such adjectives are: "suave, debonair, dark, but of course not too da...
In the short reading “Like Mexicans” Gary Soto is undecided about what route he should pursue when moving on into the future. In his early teens his grandmother told him to become a barber and to marry a Mexican girl, Soto’s mother told him this as well. When Soto was in his twenties he ended up falling in love with a Japanese woman named Carolyn. Towards the end of the story Soto realized that the reason his mom wanted him to marry a Mexican girl was because they are in the same social class as him. At the end of the story when Soto is at Carolyn’s house he perceived that her family was different, but they were just like Mexicans because they were poor. Throughout this story Soto crossed three life changes: Culture, food,
Their experiences and the journeys of their lives are what most Hispanic teenagers go through. The 10 different stories explain the different themes shown throughout the book. The Hispanic community faces many problems and Diaz states a couple of them: gender, immigration, violence, drugs, family, cultural identity, and the Latino experience. In the beginning, Yunior and Rafa are both ignorant and show signs of hate towards Israel. The story about Ysrael is that when he was a baby, a pig bit him in the face.
The positives shown in The George Lopez Show are demonstrated by the members of the family in many different ways. The main character George, was promoted to plant manager of an L.A. airplane parts factory in the beginning of the series. He also receives an award for excellence in business management later on in the series. These represent the success of a Latino man. In one episode, when George finds out that one of his son's friends is having a rough home life, he makes arrangement for someone to take him in and take care of him until his home is safe enough for him to reside in. This show's how human and how caring he towards others as well as his family. When his son, Max, needs help with his baseball skills in another episode, George shows that he is a devoted father and works tirelessly on improving his son's skills. ...
The scene with Lily (p.2009) in the very beginning of the story shows us already quite a lot about Gabriel: He appears good-humoured, talkative and behaves very kind to her. In this situation we find one of his many character traits: Gabriel is presented to us as a quite talkative, decent and cheerful 'small talk partner'. This aspect of his character, that accompanies us on many pages, is quite strong. Some scenes, three of them are mentioned here, can be uncovered as good examples of his kind way to spread a cheerful atmosphere: "He felt quite at ease now for he was an expert carver and liked nothing better than to find himself at the head of a well-laden table." (p.2020) This description of his attitude at the dinner table shows us very good that Gabriel is able to entertain p...
When he watches the video of the morning release, he finds out what “release” actually means and is left heart broken. He watches as his father is holding the little baby and the life leaves his eyes. After knowing that he couldn’t stand to go back home but he knew he had to. If he wouldn’t have went back, Gabriel would have been released. He shows much bravery and courage in just thinking about going back to what was called
This invisible preconception preludes the common many Latinos feel offended by; the feisty Latina, loud, spicy, with strong family values, and the ones who do the job a gringo doesn't want to take. I've become to embrace the funny side of many of them. I feel proud of the traditions, ethics, language, and strong values which contribute to form