Gary Soto Broken Chain Analysis

"Broken Chain by Gary Soto shows how people act differently to be accepted by other people their age." Near the beginning alfonso, the main charecter, is someone who definitely does certain things to be more accepted. But he only cares what his peers think, no adults. For instance, Alfonso knows his father doesnt understaned the desier for a cool haircut. Because the story states,'his father, who is pure mexicano, would sit in his chair after work,sullen as a toad, and call him sissy if he dyed his hair purple and it a certin way.'Alfonso definitely doesnt want to act differently to be accepted by his father. he wants a cool new haircut to be accepted by people his own age.

"fish cheeks by amy tan" If acceptance is achieved through similarity,