Summary Of No Gumption

the four memoirs and write one sentence answering the question for each memoir.
In “No Gumption” Russell's mother played a driving role by pushing Russell in a certain direction in his life to try to make it the best for him without taking into account his own feelings. In the “Barrio Boy” Ernesto’s mother played a role in trying to find the best place to settle down for her son so he could live a normal life and enjoy it. In “I know why the caged bird sings” Maya’s grandmother ‘Momma’ in the story acts as a massive positive figure in her life whether it's raising her through life and even getting her life back on track after the rape court cases. In “A cub pilot” Bixby played a big role by showing the reins of the boat and teaching his student
For example when talking about the great depression and conveying his feelings about selling paper in “No Gumption” Russell Baker uses first person view to show feelings better as a whole by being to use words like I and me in order to make you feel closer to characters. As well as describing a story in a first person view might get the readers more interested by allowing you to make them feel as if they were actually there whether it’s through very descriptive scenes or you try to connect with them as one human to another through similar events that we might have in our lives. Meanwhile on the other hand if you were to tell a story from a third person view you might have a harder time connecting with the audience because, people might feel less connected to the overall similarities in stories and their lives. As well as when you tell a story in third person you view characters as more of a side show act than an actual story where you care about the people within it due to there not usually being as much descriptive
Select one of the memoirs from this unit and explain its theme. Support your answer with at least one example from the story that illustrates the theme.
“No Gumption” had a theme of individualism in the sense that you don’t need a push from others in order to find your way in life. In the story Russell at first is pushed by his mother to start selling papers in order to push him into the business world. A few years later after he has been selling papers he wrote a story in school that made him want to be a writer when he gets older in life. Russell in the memoir found his passion in life from a place that he expected to find it at and not how he imagined it from simply writing a paper for school instead of someone such as his mom pushing him in a certain