We Were Here Character Analysis
In the book We Were Here the author Matt De La Peña has used symbols and character change to build the theme that running away from problems only creates more of them. De La Peña has used symbolism and character development to build the theme. De La Peña uses the character development of the main protagonist named Miguel and certain symbols to build the theme. With the book We Were Here a careful reader can observe an example happening when De La Peña make Miguel, Mong, and Rondell encounter a racist store clerk. Miguel, Mong, and Rondell encounter a racist store clerk that proves to be a threat to Miguel, so he and his friends run from it. The situation caused from the racist store clerk turned them into wanted men, being wanted
men leads to the theme which is exactly how the problem is explained, running away from problems only creates more of them. As Miguel and his friends assaulted an old racist clerk, Miguel reflects on his consequences that can later occur, Miguel says “Now we’d assaulted somebody and stolen from. Soon as he found a way he’d call the cops and give our description and they’d be out looking for us for real.”(118). After they deal with a racist store clerk, Miguel and Rondell later in the story found a rock with writing that De La Peña uses to symbolize something. Miguel and Rondell found a rock with the word “Mong was here” and that reminds them of the fact that someone dies in their venture. De La Peña uses that rock to symbolizes the death of mong and that Miguel and Rondell will not forget about it, even if they run from the situation they still have to deal with the fact that someone has died. Rondell reflects on the writing on the rock and “stared at the words on the rock and then a fat tear came down his cheek” (314). De La Peña turns the rock with writing into a symbol of them leaving Mong’s last words, but they are never going to leave the memory of Mong behind even if that creates problems in the future. Throughout the entire story Miguel runs away from his major problem, and that has caused trouble for him, Rondell, and Mong. De La Peña has made Miguel run from his major problem that he has killed his brother, and the choices he has made only created more of them rather that making him deal with his problem.
men leads to the theme which is exactly how the problem is explained, running away from problems only creates more of them. As Miguel and his friends assaulted an old racist clerk, Miguel reflects on his consequences that can later occur, Miguel says “Now we’d assaulted somebody and stolen from. Soon as he found a way he’d call the cops and give our description and they’d be out looking for us for real.”(118). After they deal with a racist store clerk, Miguel and Rondell later in the story found a rock with writing that De La Peña uses to symbolize something. Miguel and Rondell found a rock with the word “Mong was here” and that reminds them of the fact that someone dies in their venture. De La Peña uses that rock to symbolizes the death of mong and that Miguel and Rondell will not forget about it, even if they run from the situation they still have to deal with the fact that someone has died. Rondell reflects on the writing on the rock and “stared at the words on the rock and then a fat tear came down his cheek” (314). De La Peña turns the rock with writing into a symbol of them leaving Mong’s last words, but they are never going to leave the memory of Mong behind even if that creates problems in the future. Throughout the entire story Miguel runs away from his major problem, and that has caused trouble for him, Rondell, and Mong. De La Peña has made Miguel run from his major problem that he has killed his brother, and the choices he has made only created more of them rather that making him deal with his problem.