Assignment 6
It has been extremely interesting reading all of the entry's about Daniel Chacon's novel. This was an eye opening book for me. It dealt with real issues and real personalities and I personally felt connected to this family through Chacon's writing.
One question that was asked, "Is Rachel a good mother?". In my opinion, I think that she is. Rachel is doing all she knows how to do to provide a quality life for her children and herself. One might say she should leave her husband because he is rude, careless and setting a terrible example for her children. But if you think about it, if Rachel left her husband, she could not provide for all the children by herself. I have ultimate respect for her. She puts up with her husband and does her best to nurture these growing children. Which is no easy job.
Every child in the Molina family is different. Vero is somewhat of a rebel trying to find herself and make sense of life. Billy is kind of hard to describe, because he represents the typical kid growing up. Billy has a nonchalant attitude and is probably tired of dealing with his family, especially his father. Joey (who is my favorite character) is extremely active and has a lot of questions about life. The first statement that he made in the book was "why doesn't this family hug". I believe he is looking for love and attention and really needs to be taken care of because he is smart and has a lot of potential.
My opinion William...I think William is a teenager who think he knows everything, trapped in an adult body. In my opinion, William can not survive without Rachel and their kids. Although he is disrespectful, rude and ignorant, deep inside he loves his family. He acts like he dislikes his kids and that he is miserable. If his family were ever to leave him, he I don't think he would know how to function from day to day. William certainly has some internal issues that need to be resolved through communication with Rachel and perhaps he is angry about something that happened to him in the past. He may need counseling. If he was more supportive and expressed his concern for his kids, their family would be in a better shape both morally and emotionally.
This novel truly represents the Chicano version of the American Dream. As a matter of fact, Daniel Chacon did a good job representing all minority perspectives of the American Dream. I don't think people realize what minorities have to go through to be successful and live "normal" life's, even in today's society. Joey's character perfectly demonstrated the process of a minority trying to fit in. Some people are always trying to fit in. As a matter of fact, some of you who may be reading this for a class may be trying to fit in. Think about it.
One question that was asked, "Is Rachel a good mother?". In my opinion, I think that she is. Rachel is doing all she knows how to do to provide a quality life for her children and herself. One might say she should leave her husband because he is rude, careless and setting a terrible example for her children. But if you think about it, if Rachel left her husband, she could not provide for all the children by herself. I have ultimate respect for her. She puts up with her husband and does her best to nurture these growing children. Which is no easy job.
Every child in the Molina family is different. Vero is somewhat of a rebel trying to find herself and make sense of life. Billy is kind of hard to describe, because he represents the typical kid growing up. Billy has a nonchalant attitude and is probably tired of dealing with his family, especially his father. Joey (who is my favorite character) is extremely active and has a lot of questions about life. The first statement that he made in the book was "why doesn't this family hug". I believe he is looking for love and attention and really needs to be taken care of because he is smart and has a lot of potential.
My opinion William...I think William is a teenager who think he knows everything, trapped in an adult body. In my opinion, William can not survive without Rachel and their kids. Although he is disrespectful, rude and ignorant, deep inside he loves his family. He acts like he dislikes his kids and that he is miserable. If his family were ever to leave him, he I don't think he would know how to function from day to day. William certainly has some internal issues that need to be resolved through communication with Rachel and perhaps he is angry about something that happened to him in the past. He may need counseling. If he was more supportive and expressed his concern for his kids, their family would be in a better shape both morally and emotionally.
This novel truly represents the Chicano version of the American Dream. As a matter of fact, Daniel Chacon did a good job representing all minority perspectives of the American Dream. I don't think people realize what minorities have to go through to be successful and live "normal" life's, even in today's society. Joey's character perfectly demonstrated the process of a minority trying to fit in. Some people are always trying to fit in. As a matter of fact, some of you who may be reading this for a class may be trying to fit in. Think about it.
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