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If your last name begins with letters M-Z, respond to the following.  If not, go to prompt 2A.

Let’s think about Yunior’s name. We know he is called “Yunior.”  We first see him called this on page 19 in the first story.  Then we see the name repeated in Fiesta, 1980.

But although he is called “Yunior,” we know that Yunior is NOT his name.  “Yunior” is a Spanish pronunciation of the word Junior, which is what we call a boy when he shares the name of his father.  So, if we want this kid’s name, we need the name of his father.  And we get it on page 26 when Mami calls Papi Ramon. This seems like classic Yunior narrative style: he doesn’t directly tell us his name. He just slips it quietly into the narrative.

Let’s think about that name some more.  Please respond to the following:

·       What sort of associations or symbolic weight would Yunior feel when he is called “Yunior?”  What does it suggest?

·       So what? Connect this back to the writing we’ve been doing about this story.

      When it comes to what associations or weight Yunior feels when he is called Yunior, it basically represent the word junior in Spanish since he was named after his father.  When he is called this name, I think that he doesn't really like it but, he also doesn't like his other name because it is after his dad so no matter what, his name will always suggest his father. And, based on what we know about his father, he probably doesn't want to be like him and having the same name is a con. So, this basically tells us the reader how he feels about his name.