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In the “Jacket” by Gary Soto, illustrates the theme of alienation by showing his depression through an ugly green jacket which he subsequently thinks everyone doesn’t like him for. In the beginning of the story the main character which I assume to be Soto, describes how big of an effect a jacket has on a kid in a school. “I remember the green coat that I wore in fifth and sixth grade when you either danced like a champ or pressed yourself against yourself a greasy wall, bitter as a penny towards the happy couples.” This is a great way to start out the story right into it they’re setting the point of how important having a nice jacket in this school is. From personal experience appearance makes a big difference at school, If you start to dress …show more content…

In this story the main character portraits his jacket as something that makes his life miserable and unbearable makes him lose friends and makes everyone laugh and hate him. alienate him. He ends up despising his jacket for his falling grades and loss of friends. His life becomes dreary and boring. “ The next day I wore it to sixth grade and got a D on a math quiz. During the morning recess Frankie T., the playground terrorist, pushed me to the ground and told me to stay there until recess was over.” This jacket made him miserable made his adolescent years awful bullied, no girls, no friends, his life was so awful by the end of this story he just accepts the jacket as his second him, his evil twin. After so long he just accepted alienation and gave in, why? Was it because he thought there were no other options? Did he think it would be the easiest way? Just to accept alienation? “I started up the alley and soon slipped into my jacket, that green ugly brother who breathed over my shoulder that day and ever since.” This sentence really affected me in a way of how could he just say fine and give in to the jacket? This sentence made me think more about

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