Geraldo No Last Name Summary

Thesis statement: Sandra Cisneros “ Geraldo No Last Name” short story emphasises how Americans view Latin Americans by verbally and ruthlessly mistreating the so called “wet back”. Geraldo is a sympathetic man who only looked to help his family who happened to live in another country. The lack of interest by the doctors who were supposed to be his hero's, emphasises how American society views and cares for immigrants in the United States. Marin whom Geraldo seemed to loved to dance with, references to Geraldo in such discriminating ways which simply goes to show how society has come to view immigrants.
Lack of treatment by hospital staff.
Geraldo being a hispanic did not receive the fair treatment that any other American citizen would receive,

which might have cost him his life.
Geraldo was hit by a car and went to the hospital and according to Marin “The hospital emergency room. Nobody but an intern working alone. And maybe if the surgeon would’ve come, maybe if he hadn’t lost so much blood, if the surgeon had only come, they would of know who to notify and where.”
Geraldo at last lost his life from mistreatment of the doctors.

III. No one cares to inform Geraldo’s family his whereabouts or what was of their loving and caring family member.
In society everyone is intrigued about how someone life is lost, or at least in a community.
The fact that the mention of him not being from that country really stands out due to the fact that he did receive unfair treatment because he is from another country just goes to show how his whereabouts were uncared for.
“His name was Geraldo. And his home is in another country. The ones he left behind are far away, will wonder, shrug, remember. Geraldo-- he went north… we never heard from him again. “ The lack of not only participation but of time and effort to find Gerald’s family and inform them on their loss is yet another example how uninterested and uncared for Latin Americans are treated.

IV. The foul language used by Marin towards Gerald is yet one of the main examples of how mistreated and disrespected immigrants are in the United States.
Marin states “ Just another brazer who didn’t speak English. Just Another wetback” Coming from a hispanic household I was taught that those comments are disrespectful and

discriminating.

V. Conclusion
The lack of interest about Gerald’s health state shows how far discrimination can go. Doctors nor surgeons bothered to show any sympathy on Gerald’s dying body.
The lack of time or effort to find Gerald’s parents or family members shows how worthless he was to those around him. He was not of the community so their fore he was not cared for as all other American citizens.
The repulsive description the author chose to use to state that Gerald is a illegal immigrant shows how the American society views undocumented people. The word choice of the author used comes to show how dishonored and discredited hard working immigrants are in the U.S.