I definitely agree with Maria in that Paredes did a great job in associating his characters’ life experiences with those of authentic Texan Mexicans / Mexican Americans’ of today’s world. The book’s storyline made it easy for readers to grasp some of the struggles that an individual with Mexican descent experiences, for example racism. Feliciano said it best when he remarked, ““They tell you, these Gringos, ‘If you don’t like it here, don’t want to be American, get out… Why? Let them get out, they came here last. And go where… This is our home. They made it Gringo land by force…”” (102)
Indeed, Gualinto did come across a lot of obstacles in his life because of his Mexican heritage; thus at times these occurrences seemed to be inevitable. On
Indeed, Gualinto did come across a lot of obstacles in his life because of his Mexican heritage; thus at times these occurrences seemed to be inevitable. On