General:
1) The novel starts off with two protagonists Delaney Mossbacher and Candido Rincon, both of them come from very different backgrounds. Delaney runs Candido over near Topanga Canyon and repays him with a 20 dollar bill. Each life is affecting the other. Candido is an illegal immigrant trying to survive with his teenage wife America while Delaney is an American citizen living a life with his wife Kyra and Jordan. Candido and his wife are trying to survive by finding work. Candido is injured, can't stop his wife from seeking work and when she does finds one she is underpaid especially since she is a woman. Later America is raped. Candido and his wife are forced to move to Canoga Park where they are robbed. On Thanksgiving a fire occurs and some vandalism Delaney is now determined to find the people who did this, he believes that it is Candido because he is an illegal immigrant. The stereotypes force him to believe that he did it. America gave birth to a blind baby named Socorro. A flood occurs and takes Candido, America, Delaney and Socorro away. At the end we see Delaney fighting to survive, but Candido gives him a hand and helps him up and leaves Socorro.
3) The author uses a tone of desperation. Delaney and his family moved to
Arrollo Blanco because he wanted to be close to nature, but the building a wall
would separate him from nature. He has no voice yet is desperate to continue
to want to live his dream. Candido is in need of money in order to
support his wife and give her a better life.
4) The author used a setting with two different perspectives. They both lived
in Topanga Canyon but Delaney in an American neighborhood and Candido homeless.
The way they live is because of their social standings in society.
Characterization
1) the author uses indirect characterization with both Delaney and Candido because you don’t know their personality until you see how they react to something or their background. They both are fighters, Candido fights to survive because he came to the United States with nothing. Delaney is very intelligent because he is able to work from home. .
2) There were diction changes throughout the novel because of both perspectives in the story. Ones a Mexican who is uneducated, which is changing the style of writer because he writes educated when he is speaking because he isn’t an educated man and it would take that away. Delaney being very educated with a lot of knowledge this is the complete opposite of Candido.
3) There are two protagonists. Candido is a static character. He has dreams and will do anything to obtain them; even if he fails he knows that you only fail if you stop trying. Delaney’s life is almost perfect he doesn’t have a care in the world other than his family being ok which they are, but changes once he almost lost his life. Candido ends up being his life saver, who is a very lower class man and is seen as a down grade.
4) This novel seemed very lifer like to me because there are people out in the world that live like this and go through the same thing. They are things that are happening right now to the everyday people like Delaney and Candido. Many immigrants move into the United States to get better lives and just like Candido.
1) the author uses indirect characterization with both Delaney and Candido because you don’t know their personality until you see how they react to something or their background. They both are fighters, Candido fights to survive because he came to the United States with nothing. Delaney is very intelligent because he is able to work from home. .
2) There were diction changes throughout the novel because of both perspectives in the story. Ones a Mexican who is uneducated, which is changing the style of writer because he writes educated when he is speaking because he isn’t an educated man and it would take that away. Delaney being very educated with a lot of knowledge this is the complete opposite of Candido.
3) There are two protagonists. Candido is a static character. He has dreams and will do anything to obtain them; even if he fails he knows that you only fail if you stop trying. Delaney’s life is almost perfect he doesn’t have a care in the world other than his family being ok which they are, but changes once he almost lost his life. Candido ends up being his life saver, who is a very lower class man and is seen as a down grade.
4) This novel seemed very lifer like to me because there are people out in the world that live like this and go through the same thing. They are things that are happening right now to the everyday people like Delaney and Candido. Many immigrants move into the United States to get better lives and just like Candido.
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