bad or considered lower than your own moral standards. Gary Soto revives his childhood sin of stealing a pie from the local market by using literary devices such as imagery‚ diction‚ and religious contrasting. He parallels his holy upbringing with his heinous sin and uses imagery to bring his guilt to life. Soto’s use of diction and imagery assists him to arouse the reader’s sense of guilt‚ which is an emotion most people possess. Soto identifies the character’s awareness of guilt with unsteadiness
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want to live in that way‚ because the reality as Gary Soto show us is very different and difficult‚ and in the other hand as Coontz explain the ideal of this perfect family represented in the 50s generate more nostalgic and desire of any other idea if family lived in other decade. The perfect family is different of the real family in that the perfect family live in a scenario in which are no major problems with a very structured routine as Gary Soto explain‚ living a life which is not affected by
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Cited: Soto‚ Gary. "Looking for Work." Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. By Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martins‚ 2010. 49-51. Print. Gerstel‚ Naomi‚ and Natalia Sarkisian. "The Color of Family Ties: Race‚ Class‚ Gender‚ and Extended Family Involvement." Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. Ed. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston
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traditional family. Imposing the myth of the ideal family‚ which the media depicts as white‚ semi-rich and happy with “…no rifts…” (Soto 29) is what negatively impacts society because no one should set a standard on what a family should be like. As a result of this misconception‚ the ideal family has become the ultimate goal for couples who want the best for their children. Take Gary Soto’s “Looking for Work‚” and picture an eight year old Mexican-American boy‚ who felt the need to change his family because
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handful of people relish. Between the colder sharper weather‚ the continuous darkening of the sky‚ and the shorter days and longer nights‚ who can blame us? These are not the only things that I think of when the onslaught of fall is upon us‚ however. Gary Soto reminds me of the wish for a better‚ more sophisticated existence‚ when I read “Looking for Work.” The reading reminds me that the joys of summer that are long coming to an end are brought not by experiencing summer throughout the whole year‚ but
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segregation laws were still in place. Mebane wrote this piece because she “wanted to show what it was like to live under legal segregation before the civil rights act of 1964” (Mebane‚ 167). On the other hand‚ the essay “Like Mexicans” written by Gary Soto‚ the author expresses how is to growing up in the ‘barrio’ and makes a comparison between two different cultures. Even though: “The Back of the Bus” and “Like Mexicans” are although different because of segregation and differences of cultures‚ they
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of the American Dream no longer exists in today’s society. Although Americans still fight for that dream where they have a family‚ worship God in their own way‚ express how they feel and not fear‚ the American Dream varies for each individual‚ like Gary and myself.
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“Looking For Work” In “Looking for Work”‚ Gary is a 9 year old Hispanic child who wants his family to be more like the traditional white family that he saw in a TV show. For example‚ on pg.29 "The father looks on in his suit. The mother‚ decked out earrings and a pearl necklace‚ cuts into her steak and blushes.” After watching this scene on TV‚ Gary wanted his family to be like the family in that show. He saw the happiness in the TV family as they ate dinner and wanted his own family
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Jennie Le AP English 29 August 2010 A Summer Life rhetoric analysis In his autobiographical narrative A Summer Life‚ Gary Soto vividly recreates the guilt felt by a six- year-old boy who steals an apple pie. Through Soto’s reminiscent he has taken us on a journey of his guilt‚ paranoia‚ and redemption through the usage of tone‚ allusions‚ and imagery. Since Soto knows stealing the pie is a sin his guilt is amplified when he ignores his knowledge. Soto’s guilt is emphasized through the tone
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Gary Soto’s autobiographical narrative “A Summer Life” recreates the feeling of guilt Sota felt after stealing an apple pie. The feeling is recreated through the use of allusions‚ imagery‚ and lively diction. Throughout the narrative many allusions are present. One of the most prevalent is the allusion to God. Sota refers to God several times to demonstrate he was a religious child. This also shows the he knows the severity of his sin‚ and consequences for it. Another allusion Soto uses is to Adam
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