TRAPPED

Today we talked a lot about this feeling of being trapped. For your Do Now, we had you list all the areas of your life you feel trapped--religion, race, gender, relationship status, class, age, etc. A lot of you provided very thoughtful insights.

As for "Louie," this vignette was probably very hard for Hispanics to read because it perpetuates the stereotype that all Hispanics steal cars. But remember, Sandra writes about the "good" and the "bad" of her culture. As such, we see Louie's cousin become trapped in jail for stealing a yellow Cadillac.

As for "Marin," Marin is an independent woman who is wanting to get out of Mango Street. She is "waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life." She is the type of woman who has so many dreams and aspirations, but is waiting for someone else to change her life for her. She fantasizes about going downtown and finding the man of her dreams on the subway (don't we all wish that were true?).

For homework, you need to write about someone in your own life who is this way. Who's someone that you know that has all these dreams and goals, but does nothing to achieve them. For example, a friend who says he's going to be an NBA star, but doesn't even try out for the high school team. Or your best friend who says he could get any girl he wants, but is afraid to talk to girls. Or a friend who says they're going to go to college, but barely does their homework and fails all their tests and quizzes.

Also, don't forget to bring in a book tomorrow for DEAR time.

DEETS:
In-class:
--Do Now
--"Louie" Annotation
--"Marin" Annotation
--Marin Journal

HW:
--Marin Journal
--Bring in your book!