Papa is an intriguing character whose main purpose, as he sees it, is to provide for his family. He makes his money as a mechanic at the Martinez garage. Long nights accompanied with the buzzing and whirring of engines sum up his days. The grinning grills of the cars motivate him and make the time away from home easier. Working like a dog all day leaves him constantly stressed and exhausted. Although he puts in intense hours for his family, his interactions with them are few and far between, much to his dismay. The pay may not be the best, but it puts food on the table. Though it may appear he is avoiding his family at times, they constantly occupy his thoughts. The laughter of his children is like music to his ears, albeit a rare tune. Occasionally,
This makes the children want to work harder and worry about money because he is their primary source of income and the support that they receive. A lot of the times during work when they are out there they will be forced to skip a meal, but they do not usually complain they just keep working in order to help out. In the one part of the video you see the family taking a break and the one kid asks, “did we even eat yesterday” and someone else replies that there was too much work to take a break. Although a lot of the children do not wish to be working in the field, they all aspire to be able to finishes schools that they may find a new way of income to help support their families. Even though they all tend to be working to bring in money the main idea I think that they all share is that they will do anything for their families and them all being together is what matters most.
From the beginning of the book, it is clear that he cares about his family very deeply, and is dedicated to working to make sure he gives his children fortune and happiness. But once ‘Papa’ as he is referred to in the book, is sent to
Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again?” This shows how not having his family there affects him because he can’t stop thinking about them, which can make him upset and then weaker and
This is when the father is talking to his wife because they have been getting a lot of money and she wonders how he's doing it. Both these stories show how family is important and many ways it’s used for
He is a man who obviously works hard to provide for his family. Additionally, he provides well enough that his family can afford a vacation to Florida each year. However, the reader can also take the opinion that he is unwilling to take his mother’s suggestion of how educational a trip to Tennessee could be for his children; therefore, he must be an unbending tyrant of a son, husband, and father. In view of these two characters, one can see similarities that bind these two together as mother and son.
”(p.954). The fact that he thinks of his job first before his daughter shows just how sad a man he really is to the
What is Hospice? What do we as people think of when we mention the word, Hospice? “Bereavement” in other words that is not always a true statement. I now been with Hospice going on three years; June 17 2016. I have taken care of most of the patients I have had since day one as yes’ there are long term patients not short term.
This character has back pain, and by the end of the book he loses a finger due to a saw accident. With these things he has to deal with constantly, Papa doesn’t want Francisco (his son) to leave the family and go to college because his other son Roberto got married and left the family, being unable to work and earn enough money for Papa, which is why he’s working against the protagonist. With Papa not being able to earn enough money to support the family, he needs to have Francisco working for and with him in order to financially support the family. The main goal of this antagonist is to stop Francisco from attending college and sort of crush his dreams of becoming a teacher by saying, as previously stated, “Only rich people become teachers.”
He explains how there is a no guarantee of minimum wage and there is no overtime to work. He becomes very emotional when his sisters finally come to live with them, and thanks God for bringing them to him. After the arrival of the sisters, the atmosphere in their house has become more lively and everybody is more energetic. His family had plans
In the midst of all of this he finds a balance by focusing on what really matters. At the same time this keeps him focused on his main goal which is education. Education will be his family's way out of poverty. Through seeing his younger brother that is unemployed and will be having a child soon he looks beyond this and is genuinely proud of where he comes from. He realizes how strong his family is when he seems them fighting through poverty and making things.
Papa was worried about finding a job. For instance, Papa exclaimed, shaking his head, “we were told we’d find work right away” (Jimenez 6). The foreman was excused as he said that the strawberries won’t be ready to be picked until a later point in time and he ultimately walked away. Papa spent most of his time smoking cigarettes and moving from place to place to find a job. Papa was hopeful to come to California because he thought that he could live a
He is not happy with his income that supports his family. He sometimes gets work at the sugar mill. He is number 78 on the hire list for the sugar mill. Guy never wanted to be like his like father. His father was a struggling man too.
Family reunions are often used to dwell upon the past and reflect upon one’s life. Richard Rodriguez, in is his passage, goes to extreme lengths to explain to the reader his carefully taken observation of his family’s life. Looking deeper into the words and feelings of the passage, Rodriguez portrays a sense of strong family values. It is apparent (by his selective use of diction and narrative structure found throughout the passage) that Rodriguez is writing to a more mature, experienced audience. As a mature writer, Rodriguez knows that the best way to connect with his audience is through the one day responsible for some of their greatest childhood memories -- Christmas.
“Work!” he replied in wonder, “why would I work? My mother takes care of me!” I explained to him, telling him that work was
His idiosyncrasy remains loving and understanding, even when his younger son returned home after many of been away with not a penny to his name. The young son showed disobedience to all the goodness his father had offered to him. The young son showed traits such as selfishness as well as being ungrateful. He had no worth for his father’s property nor did he want to work alongside his father on the family farm.