Crossing Over Family Chapter Summaries

Crossing Over: Family The main idea in this chapter (number 1 question) is about the author returned to Cheran City, the time he spent with the Chavez’s family and his visits with Dr. Tito and Doña Elisa, a shurikis. The writer’s second home in Cheran City is the only hotel in town, a dilapidated two-story with moldy mattresses and water-stained walls. The writer became close to the Chavez’s Family. Wence Cortez, Rosa Chavez’s husband, considered Mr. Martiñez as an older brother and adviser. Wence asked for an advice from Mr. Martiñez about his decision to cross over the border with or without Rosa. He hinted Wence to wait by telling him to think about Doña Maria Elena. Wence and Mr. Martiñez consulted a witch. In Cheran City, consulting
The hierarchy………most handsome” (p64), “2. Ironically……..fateful trip” (p72), and “3. Wence………………….idea or not” (p75). They are important because of the following reasons. 1. Not only in Mexico, but also the rest of the world judged a person by its skin and eye color. Those people whose original skin color are not the same like of white people wished to have the skin that they do not have and vice versa. Some people think that you are a rich person if you have a light skin, 2. Envy is a mother of all evils. People believed what they heard from other people instead of asking the concern people. People in Cheran City believe that the Chavez’s family gets a profit from the death of their siblings, which the Cheranes hate when someone is well-off. They did not know that the Chavezes are precarious condition when it comes to money, and 3. Though, the people in Cheran City go to church, they also resort to witch consultation. When things are hard and cannot be explained by reasons, they will consult a witch or if they want an immediate answer, they ask for a witch to give them
The author is sincere when he gave advice to Wence, and humorous when he gave a detailed and descriptive information about the butt-naked brujo who curled up in the antenna. Superficial, superstitious and sincerity are the key words that struck me in this chapter (number 5 question). If I were to choose which key word mean to the author and reader is superstitious (number 6 question). Being superstitious is part of every people living in Mexico, particularly in Cheran. Though, Mr. Martiñez grew up in the States, we cannot deny that he believes in this stuff because he consulted Doña Elisa, a shurikis and who happened to have the same name with his ex-lover. The author wants to show the reader (number 7) question, though, the doctors and the shurikis have different ways of treating their patients and their ideas and principles are way off from each other. They have reached a common ground to resolve their issues: if the witches cannot heal their patients with their herbs, they would advise them to seek a doctor, and vice