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I like the vignette “Louis & His Cousin & His Other Cousin”. I like this vignette because a lot happens. In the beginning of the vignette it explains that Meme basement is an apartment. Louis and his family moved in. He lives there with his two little sisters and two of his cousins. One which is Marin. Louis’ other cousin has a yellow Cadillac. He was driving the car fast around the block. Everybody heard sirens. Louis’ cousin told everyone to get out of the car and he tried to drive away. As the was turning the corner, the crashed into a lamppost. The cops handcuffed him and put him in the back of the car. I also like the vignette “Those who don’t” it shows that they all get stereotyped and also how they deal with it. It shows that most of the time when people stereotype …show more content…
Esperanza’s family and friends are not different from these people driving around, and they are not dangerous. The vignette “There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn’t Know What to Do.” is very informative. It tells us about Esperanza’s other neighbors. Rosa Vargas is the mother of the family. She has many kids and her husband left her. She is always very tired from taking care of everybody.
The vignette “Alicia Who Sees Mice” talks about how Alicia isn’t scared of anything besides four-legged creatures and fathers. I’m very scared of bees. It reminds me of one time i was outside in my backyard. A bee was chasing me so I jumped in the pool. I wasn’t even wearing a bathing suit. Once I got underwater I just held my breath as long as I could. In the beginning of the vignette “And Some More” it talks about how people say there are different types of snow. About four years ago me and my family went skiing. It started snowing as soon as we got there. When we were getting ready to leave we were looking for our bag and we

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