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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Psychological or Innocence Author‚ Gary Soto‚ in his autobiographical narrative "The Pie" reminisces about the first time he committed an evil sin when he was only a six year old boy. Soto’s purpose is to portray the different characteristics between good and evil through psychological references. He uses an overwhelming tone to describe the guilt and self-conscious he felt in a vividly manner to connect emotions with his adult readers. Soto interprets a glimpse of paranoia and a disturbing imagination
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Book Portfolio for “The Afterlife” In the book‚ The Afterlife‚ by Gary Soto‚ Chuy is killed in the men’s bathroom of a dance club. The book is all about him and his journey as a ghost through Fresno‚ California. He meets another ghost who has just died and falls in love with her. Unfortunately‚ he finds himself disappearing slowly limb by limb. He learns the story of Crystal‚ the dead girl he met‚ and how she died. He also finds a man who dies homeless‚ becoming friends with him. As he tries to
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crowd instead of being an individual. On the other hand in the poem “Saturday at the Canal” by Gary Soto‚ there is a 17 year old guy that hates where he is. He wants to go to San Francisco to “be with people who knew more than three chords on a guitar” (Soto 13-14); people that were following their own individuality. He also did something different then all the people he knew‚ he “didn’t drink or smoke” (Soto 14). Most teenagers drink to fit in with the ‘cool’ people but‚ he goes against the grain. Rationalism
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In an excerpt from his autobiographical narrative‚ A Summer Life‚ by Gary Soto shows his first time stealing through allusions‚ diction‚ personification‚ imagery and similes. Soto begins his story by detailing the event of stealing a pie at the age of six. He uses biblical allusion and religious diction to highlight his struggle with sin. “I knew enough about hell to stop me from stealing. I was holy in almost every bone.” This religious diction shows that he is a good kid most of the time and that
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element of indirectness is partly what makes poetry so interesting. Poetry’s lack of simplicity forces the reader to think independently‚ therefore creating numerous possible interpretations. The techniques of irony used in Stephen Dunn’s‚ “After‚” Gary Soto’s‚ “Mexicans Begin Jogging‚” Mark Doty’s‚ “Golden Retrievals‚” and “This Is Just To Say‚” by William Carlos Williams‚ are ultimately different‚ but do have substantial similarities and presentations of humor. Stephen Dunn’s poem‚ “After‚” was
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In “One Last Time‚” Gary Soto talks about how he grew up in an immigrant family‚ and to make money had to work the fields. He talks about how the menial jobs made him feel and what he thought of them. I may not be able to relate to the immigrant laborer part of the story. I understand what it’s like to come from very little but still think that some things are not worth doing just to get something if it will make you feel like less than you are. Soto goes into great detail about his time picking
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