When his parents passed away, Pitacio was forced to start working. Due to his lazy work ethic, Pitacio had no choice but to…
• Miguel Garcia (Apa): He was a campesino and he worked in the fields planting and harvesting crops. He felt guilty of…
Tom Sawyer and Arnie are two characters from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and “Born Worker,” respectively. During The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the main character, Tom Sawyer, was forced to paint a fence because of his aunt. Nonetheless, he found a way around that situation by tricking young people into doing the painting for him. Meanwhile, Arnie from “Born Worker” was a spoiled middle-class child with a cousin named Jose. In the story, he wanted to make money with his cousin by finding jobs for them to do though he lazily watched Jose doing the work. In these stories, they are depicted as being greedy and lazy. However, despite them having these traits, there are particular differences between the two young…
Second, the relationships the authors had with their teachers were different. Rodriguez’s relationship with his teachers was one that really helped him succeed. Rodriguez’s teachers were dedicated to him and wanted to give him all the information he asked. Richard took advantage of his teacher’s knowledge by always asking questions. He…
THE AUTHOR ASSUMES THE FOLLOWING, THE MAN WHO CAN CARRY A MESSAGE TO GARCIA POSSESS CERTAIN QUALITIES. HE WORKS EVEN WHEN THE BOSS IS AWAY. HE DOES NOT QUESTION SIMPLE TASKS, RATHER COMPLETES THEM BRISKLY AND FULLY. THE WORLD STRIVES AND WANTS MORE MEN LIKE THIS, WITH DEDICATION UNWAVERING AND LOYALTY UNMATCHED.…
Arnold Friend, is a middle-aged man that uses himself as bait to fool and befriend young Connie. His choice of appearance for himself to project as if he is the same age as Connie is, “light faded jeans stuffed into black, scuffed boots, a belt that pulled his waist in and showed how lean he was, and a white pull-over shirt that was a little soiled and showed the hard small muscles of his arms and shoulders.” With this appearance that Arnold Friend presents to Connie…
I had been a bad girl, but Chico, Francisco’s nickname, really patient to me. He acted so protectively. He’s really disciplined, mature, and a gentleman. EVE’S POV “ Put some clothes!…
Rodriguez uses dialogue throughout the passage to add effects and to help the reader to…
Some of Arnold Friend’s other characteristics is the makeup he is wearing and his boots. Arnold Friend’s face is weird looking “She watched this smile come, awkward as if he were smiling from inside a mask” (329). He is…
He's quiet and just hangs around; Arnold friend convinced Connie to go for a ride with him but, Connie knows that’s something doesn’t seem right with him. The ride that Arnold friend talks to Connie about could have been a sexual connotation. Connie does not pick up on right then because, she is so young and blind to the world of sexual pleasures that Arnold lives in.Connie has an uneasy feeling about Arnold friend, and she feels violated by his presence. Connie starts to get suspicious and don’t know what to do.…
Connie suddenly started to look apprehensive to Arnold. She began to disengage with him and he knew that he had to do something to distract her. When Connie told Arnold she could not go with him because she had “things to do” (Oates p. 337) Arnold started to laugh and slap his thighs as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the whole world. While Arnold was in his fit of laughter, Connie began to notice Arnold’s body; the way his jeans fit tightly, his muscular build and she found a strange familiarity in his features. This boy intrigued her and she did not understand why.…
Rose writes of other students he tried to help as they sat in front of him with eyes that were both sad and confused. From young, jocks, to a twenty-eight year old mother, and an insecure girl that was so afraid to use her own ideas, she turns to plagiarism. Rose explains this situation in great…
Ursula says she was inspired by William James’ statement that “one could not accept a happiness shared with millions if the condition of that happiness were the suffering of one lonely soul.” Ursula’s introduction to Omelas makes you long to be there dancing among the crowds and listening to the beautiful strands of music from a flute player, but there is something darker underneath the shining streets. The citizens are not as free as you first perceive them to be, in fact, the whole perception of Omelas being a beautiful Utopia is false.…
Vicente is the main character of the story, who doesn’t have any stability in his life. “He had been an ambitious boy. ” (Wuorio P431) He left his hometown and ended up a porter on a quay. An unstable life gives Vicente a reason to look forward to a more comfortable life, which becomes an impetus for him to participate in his new job. Thereby he always “waves his hand, points to himself and shouts” (Wuorio P431) to attract more passengers. To be a porter is a milestone in Vicente’s life, not only because it gave Vicente a dream, but also because it led Vicente into another life style.…
We are the most technically advanced nation in the free world but yet we have not been able to reduce the number of firefighter fatalities over the years. Its one of the great mysteries of the world today. Our gear is better than what they wore thirty years ago, its better than what they wore ten years ago and we still lose an average of one hundred firefighters every year. I know that not all are dying in structure fires but just one is one too many.…