· Where
· When?
· What happens…
· **Signs that it’s the same narrator as Story 1
· **Signs that it’s the same narrator as Story 1
Response notes
--Explain 1-2 of the signs that suggest to you that this is the same narrator.
--There are two story lines in this story. What are they, and how do you feel yourself responding to them?
-his dads Vw
-NYC, in the bronx
-party for aunt and uncle
-his father didn't let him eat at the party
-his mother gave him food but the dad didn't know
- he though that he was cursed
-his dad basically tortures him
-Yunior
-Rafa
1.Something that interests me or what I would like to point out is how Papa abuses Rafa and Yunior, both mentally and physically. Every time Yunior does something wrong no matter how small it is, his dad would threaten him and how he describes it makes it seem like he is used to it or as if it isn't a big deal. One thing for example was when he tried to eat, and his dad threatened him. This had been his punishment at the party, but even though he wasn't able to eat, his mom sneaked him some food.
2. As the text continues, a conclusion that I can draw as a reader is that Yunior just wants to be taken in by his dad and doesn't want to disappoint him anymore so he doesn't punish or abuse him. But, it seems like the same cycle is repeating over and over again. Most of his actions get in the way of being able to not frustrate his father. For example, when he throws up in his fathers car, and just talking when he isn't supposed to.
3. Although Yunior might do some of those things, I still believe that he does not deserve the punishments that he is getting or how his father is treating him. As a child grows up, they learn how to do things correctly by messing up. If they mess up, they are meant to learn what they did wrong, not harshly punished. Also, a kid can't handle the same amount of physical or mental damage compared to an adult so it is a lot on Yunior.
-his dads Vw
-NYC, in the bronx
-party for aunt and uncle
-his father didn't let him eat at the party
-his mother gave him food but the dad didn't know
- he though that he was cursed
-his dad basically tortures him
-Yunior
-Rafa
1.Something that interests me or what I would like to point out is how Papa abuses Rafa and Yunior, both mentally and physically. Every time Yunior does something wrong no matter how small it is, his dad would threaten him and how he describes it makes it seem like he is used to it or as if it isn't a big deal. One thing for example was when he tried to eat, and his dad threatened him. This had been his punishment at the party, but even though he wasn't able to eat, his mom sneaked him some food.
2. As the text continues, a conclusion that I can draw as a reader is that Yunior just wants to be taken in by his dad and doesn't want to disappoint him anymore so he doesn't punish or abuse him. But, it seems like the same cycle is repeating over and over again. Most of his actions get in the way of being able to not frustrate his father. For example, when he throws up in his fathers car, and just talking when he isn't supposed to.
3. Although Yunior might do some of those things, I still believe that he does not deserve the punishments that he is getting or how his father is treating him. As a child grows up, they learn how to do things correctly by messing up. If they mess up, they are meant to learn what they did wrong, not harshly punished. Also, a kid can't handle the same amount of physical or mental damage compared to an adult so it is a lot on Yunior.
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