Quote#1-
"You can't wear that t-shirt, mijo, Mama cried out. "It's yellow-ish and frayed."
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This quote shows how the life of the Jimenez family is very challenging. They live in a lot of poverty and that is very challenging because it's harder for them to live so they really have to save a lot of money and handle it well. So Fransisco has to wear his brother's big shirt because he doesn't have one.
This moment in the story reminds me of this show I once saw about a kid who once was required to wear new shoes to school because there was a very important person coming. The kid was poor and all he could afford was a pair of sandals. So it is very similar to Fransisco's situation.
Why couldn't the rest of Fransisco's family attend Fransisco's graduation?
Quote #2-
"I knew Papa's check was for sixty five dollars, because he got paid a dollar an hour. ROberto and I reiceved eighty-five cents per hour just like the braceros.
This quote shows a how challenging their life is too because papa gets paid a little bit of money for all that hard work. It is also a big change though too compared to their life in Mexico because they were even more poor than they are now. That is a challenge they have to face and also a big change in the their life.
This part of the story reminds me of the same show I mentioned in the connection for quote number one. The little kid's father worked so hard and only got paid like ten dollars or less for all he worked so Papa's situation is similar to the kid's fahter in the television program.
Do you think Papa will ever get a better job that he gets paid a little bit more?
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Quote#1- "You can't wear that t-shirt, mijo, Mama cried out. "It's yellow-ish and frayed."
I like this quote you chose because it describes not just a t-shirt but a yellowish and frayed t-shirt which is very good. I agree with you that it shows challenge that they face but I also disagree a little bit because i also think it shows that mama didn't want mijo to wear the t-shirt because it was frayed not because they were going through challenging times.
Question#1- well, that doesn't go with your quote but they couldn't attend because
Quote#2- "I knew Papa's check was for sixty five dollars, because he got paid a dollar an hour. ROberto and I reiceved eighty-five cents per hour just like the braceros.
Oh! I think, i chose this quote too. I like this quote and i agree with you that it was challenging for papa to get money because papa didn't get paid as much.
Question#2- Yes. I think papa will get a way better job and get paid way better than he did and soon or later become successful.
woops! forgot to finish question 1
They couldn't attend because they lost three acres of land and papa was ver smelly from the rotten strawberries. I think he couldn't go because he needed to work in the fields. I dont think the family care because i think they mostly cared about mijo graduating as well as robert.
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