Caden Hanning Mrs. B Honors English 9 March 1, 2024 Analysis of Mexican White Boy Vin Diesel once said "family is everything, it's the reason why we work hard, why we endure, and why we fight for what we believe in. Family is an important topic in the book, one example is how Danny and Uno become more like family than friends. and the book uses emotions/feelings in this novel to convey the theme of family. In the first part of the story, they were playing stickball when Danny's stick went flying and hit Manny in the head causing Uno to get mad and hit Danny hard. Then, Uno asked Danny to help him start a hustle where he would strike people out. Also a bit later in the story Uno brings Danny to a secret spot because he is starting to trust …show more content…
And ultimately, Matt de la Pena teaches us that true friends feel more like family than friends even if they were Emmys at first. And they will do anything for each other and help each other out! Uno and Danny started out hating each other but later they become friends when they start the hustle (the hustle is them betting on Danny striking people out). When they first met at the derby Uno was throwing balls wildly at Danny during stick ball and it hit Danny stick/bat in a scent spot and it went flying. Uno punches Danny in the face as a bat goes flying and hits Manny (24). Moreover, this helps support that they start as enemies but more into the story they make up. Also, it proves it because even though Uno and Manny are not blood related, he is still willing to fight for him. Uno and Danny started working out together and started to become friends with each other and pitching together also. Danny and Uno start to become friends and decide to do a hustle and the first hustle is Carmelo. and kinda forgive each other about what happened at the derby (126). and it shows that they started out not liking each other and now they …show more content…
The first part of the story Uno and Danny started out on the wrong foot and later became friends and started a hustle and now they are going to start trusting each other more and telling each other secrets. Uno starts to care for Danny and brings him to his secret spot on the train tracks. Danny and Uno were near an unfinished liquor store floor at night time. Danny starts digging his nails in his arm like no one can see him do it, then Uno smacks his shoulder to get him to stop (140). This helps support the idea of best friends feeling more like family, because they start caring for you and start making sure you're safe and not in danger. like how Uno sees Danny dig his nail in his arm, Uno smacks his shoulder to stop him. Uno asked him if he needed to head back home and Danny said no, so Uno asked if he wanted to go by the tracks he knew. Uno brings Danny to his secret spot at the tracks and they play a karma game to give themselves good luck (142). This also shows the idea of family because Uno starts trusting Danny enough to bring him to his favorite spot. and the only other person he had brought there was Manny, that feels like family to Uno. Danny and Uno get closer and Uno starts caring more for Danny like family and decides to bring him to his secret spot. And they
The Mexican White boy is a good book. It is by the author named Matt de la Pena. Although it wasn’t my type of book I would recommend it to someone. The Mexican White Boy is about a boy who moves with his father side of his family and tries to fit in with the Mexicans although he doesn’t know how to speak Spanish. The story is really relaxing. The plot is great, the theme, the tone, and mood of the story. . The plot of the story is always changing. It changes from enemies to friends. I feel like the author want to change your mind about people. For example, first Danny, the main character, must fit in with everyone. Then he meets a kid named Uno and the first time they meet they get into a fight. But later, in the story Uno and Danny start being friends.
I learned a lot from this book I learned not to get in gangs and stay true to your family. I liked a quote in this story it said “things are rough all over” to me that meant no matter where you are where you go things are going to be rough so just stop running away from problems because it’s just going to create more. Dally and Sodapop both kind of remind me of myself because I don’t care about nothing but I can understand people and the different things they like and nothing don’t scare me. I think the theme of this story is to be your brothers keeper.
How has a petty criminal and a compassionate boy become like brothers? How do two opposites form a bond as tight as brothers? Two boys befriend despite the odds. In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, Johnny and Dally are bonded by similarities and differences to become like brothers.
In the novel “Black Boy” by Richard Wright, Richard’s different character traits are revealed through multiple different instances of indirect characterization. Indirect characterization is a literary element commonly used in the novel. It is when the author reveals information about a character through that character's thoughts, words, actions, and how other characters respond to that character; such as what they think and say about him. Richard is put into many circumstances where the way he acts, the things he says and thinks, and the way others respond to him clearly show his character. Richard shows his pride when he refuses to fight Harrison for white men’s entertainment, principles when he doesn’t take advantage of Bess even though he has the opportunity, and ignorance when he sells KKK papers.
Armando Rendon in his landmark 1970 wrote the book I am a Chicano. This book is about how activist in the Chicano movement pointed to an empty monolog of the word Chicano. Chicano means an activist. Chicanos describes themselves it was a form of self-affirmation; it reflected the consciousness that their experiences. Chicanos means, nations, histories, and cultures. This book talks about how Mexican American also used the term of Chicano to describe them, and usually in a lighthearted way, or as a term of endearment. In a text it talks how Chicanos haven’t forgotten their Mexican origins, and how they become a unique community. The book talks about how Mexican American community’s long-suffering history of racism and discrimination, disenfranchisement, and economic exploitation in the United States. The
A question that every high school student is faced with is: “What extracurricular activities so you participate in?” Some can answer confidently while others are slapped with a moment of sudden realization. These people are just floating along with the crowd, with no driving force or motivation. What I believe differentiates me from my peers and gives me a sense of uniqueness, is what I do outside of my academia. Out of the deluge of activities that are available, Latinos In Action is the one that I feel the most passionate about and shapes my persona the most.
Culture is customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. It includes behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms that is shared by a group of people to sustain their lives. Mexican culture is influenced by their familial ties, gender, religion, location and social class, among other factors. Today life in the cities of Mexico has become similar to that in neighboring United States and Europe, with provincial people conserving traditions more so than the Mexican living in the city. In the United States Mexican includes any person of Puerto
The increase and changing demography in the United State today, with the disparities in the health status of people from different cultural backgrounds has been a challenge for health care professionals to consider cultural diversity as a priority. It is impossible for nurses and other healthcare professionals to learn and understand theses diversity in culture, but using other approaches like an interpreter is very helpful for both nurses and patients. In this paper of a culturally appropriate care planning, I will be discussing on the Hispanic American culture because, I had come across a lot of them in my career as a nurse. The Hispanic are very diverse in terms of communication and communities and include countries like Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, South and Central America, and some of them speak and write English very well, some speaks but can’t write while some can’t communicate in English at all but Spanish.
They face many issues such as economic instability, depression, loneliness, fear of being alone and feeling betrayed. Children feel depressed in cases like this because even at a young age they know that things are not okay. They also suffer from fear and being betrayed, they suffer fear because they 're scared of what is going to happen to their family since they 're so used to having their family together. Many times children who face this situations feel like they’ve been betrayed because they don’t know why their mother or father have gone away and not came back. The psychologist mentions that it’s very normal for children to feel this way and conduct a different behaviour than usual because just like everyone else they don’t seem to understand
After the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) roughly 77,000 Mexican people became citizens of the United States. Since then many of these citizens and later immigrants have been treated as unequal persons or worse. In the early part of the 20th century Mexican Americans faced injustices such as segregation, inequalities in employment, housing, education, and even frequent hangings. Further, they were not allowed to vote due to the fact that many of them had difficulty understanding English, and were not permitted to learn the language. Mexicans were not allowed to vote, and when they finally were they had to pay money for the right to vote. A large number of the Mexican people did not have the money to pay for this right, so their white bosses paid the fee and told them to vote for a candidate that favored the boss.
I was born in Mexico and raised in beautiful San Diego since the age of four. Coming to the United States at a very young age I had to face many challenges that have shaped me to the person that I am today. I consider myself a Chicana woman who has overcome the obstacles to get were I am know. Being raised in a Mexcian household has thought me to embrace my culture and its roots. The Spanish and native blood that is with in me remind me of many Americans today. The reason I consider my self Chicana is because of the similar background that I shared with many Americans today. Living in the U.S. I have learned to adapt and embraced the American culture so much so that it came a point of life were I struggled to find my own identity. Taking
During the 1900’s through 1950’s the United States experienced an influx of immigrants coming in from Mexico seeking employment opportunities, as many of them wanted to avoid the Mexican Revolution occurring from 1910 to 1920. Methods for arriving in the United States varied for each individual’s preference of the destination, but the means of transportation had been constant throughout. These methods of transportation consisted of contractors seeking unskilled workers willing to partake in hard labor in steel, railroad, or agriculture companies. Contractors traveled to towns close to Mexico’s boarder such as Laredo or El Paso seeking Mexicans citizens for labors. In some instances, immigrants traveled on their own will based on the advice
The culture I was born and raised on was that of Mexican-American culture. My parents were born and raised in Mexico, and when they came to America and had kids, they instilled a hybrid of their culture, and American culture, in us. They were each raised in the Mexican culture, but wanted us to be raised as Americans also, and added this to our upbringing.
What is culture? Many people ask themselves this question every day. The more you think about it the more confusing it is. Sometimes you start leaning to a culture and then people tell you you’re wrong or they make you feel like a different person because of your culture. I go through this almost every day. Because of the way I was raised I love Mexican rodeo but I was born and raised in Joliet. This can be very difficult trying to understand culture. I live in this huge mix of culture. Culture is personal. People can have many cultures especially in America and because of globalization. Cultural identity is not one or the other, it is not Mexican or American. Cultural identity is an individual relevant thing.
From the beginning of the United States, immigrants have always played an integral role. The nation itself was built on immigration, whether to escape persecution or war; however, the United States, as it progressed has had instances where immigrant groups have had issues assimilating into society whether due to the political wave running through the nation or from an economic depression. One group, that has been experiencing this difficulty assimilating into society has been Mexicans who have, since the beginning of the 1960’s, have been coming over in droves to escape the poverty, corruption, and drugs that run rampant in Mexico. So, although the United States was established on immigration, the United States has had an issue with the incoming