Barrio Boy And No Gumption Comparison

Have you ever read the short memoirs; “Barrio Boy” and “No Gumption”? If you have read the memoirs, do you ever wonder what the differences and the similarities are in between these two very well written books? There are many differences and similarities about the books “Barrio Boy” and “No Gumption”. We can take into account that the obvious similarities between the two memoirs is that they are written in first person narration and about conquering your difficulties. Ernesto Galarza and Russell Baker both are excellent writers that wrote these two memoirs, as this essay goes down, the similarities and differences of the memoirs will make a good impression.
Barrio Boy and no Gumption contain many similarities. Both books are written in first person and deal with childhood memories, the stories all have parts of the authors younger days. Barrio Boy and No Gumption have two themes
The two themes are, adapting to a new environment and showing young ambition. For the first theme the authors experience having to learn how to live in a different environment. The second theme states that in both of the memoirs the authors discuss or share how they started with their passion. One of the differences of the two memoirs is that Barrio Boy is a true story of the author's cultural transition from a small Mexican village to a barrio in the United States. Here is the difference from Barrio Boy; No Gumption is based from the actual life experiences of the author Russell Baker during his childhood in search for a career to pursue in life. Another difference between Barrio Boy and No Gumption is that, Barrio Boy is about a Mexican boy and No Gumption is about an American boy. In Barrio Boy the Mexican boy deals with learning a new language and leaving his home in Mexico; “Ernesto Galarza was born in 1905 in the