Barrio Boy Essay

Ernesto Galarza in the story Barrio Boy pursued a mission of moving to a new school and learning English and the culture of America. Ernesto was motivated by many things, for example his love for Miss Ryan, the fact he’s not alone. In paragraph 14 it says “Like Ito and several other first graders who did not know English, I received private lessons from Miss Ryan in the closet, a narrow hall off the classroom with a door at each end.” Which means Miss Ryan is helping Ernesto achieve his goal of learning the English language and adapting to his new environment in America with his new friends.

Cap of the story The Cremation Of Sam McGee pursued the mission of granting his friends final wish of being cremated to be warm for once. What motivated