Essay On Gary Soto

Gary Soto once wrote , ¨ I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences ¨ (“www.goodread.com/ Gary Soto Quotes”) Knowing that Gary Soto was the first Chicano to write a complete sentence gives me a better understanding of what kind of guy Gary Soto is. He helps kids that speak spanish learn english and builds relationships with the kids he helps. He also explains his compassion and love for the people he loves through his poems. Gary Soto uses imagery and relationships to create a unique style by pulling the readers to the setting of his poetry and to establish a setting when you read his poems. Gary Soto, in the poems ¨Looking For My Brother At The Computer Factory¨ and ¨ Saturday at the Canal ¨ uses imagery
¨ Looking For My Brother At The Computer Factory ¨ has relationships which leads the reader to wonder why was his brother even going to the computer factory? ¨ He had disappeared. Ricky, I called under my breath. His name hung only inches from my face ¨ ( “ Saturday At The Canal “ Line 38-40 ) The use of relationships in this quote has an affect on the audience of how did his brother disappear? and why was his brother at the factory in the first place? Soto not only used relationships in ¨Looking For My Brother At The Computer Factory ¨ but also in ¨ Inheritance ¨ in order to find the good memories he had with his grandmother before she died and how his grandfather lives alone now. ¨ Dry up in the time you turned your back¨ ( “ Inheritance “ Line 40 ) . The use of relationships in this quote explains the good memories that his grandfather had before his wife had passed away and his grandkid is seeing him do the things grandma did and now the grandpa has to do it. In Conclusion the importance of using relationships connects the audience to the piece and feel like it's their