37 pages • 1 hour read
Barrio Boy
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1971
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Essay Topics
1.
Identify three moments when Galarza addresses acculturation and analyze how he understands it.
2.
What are the historical factors that inform Ernesto’s family’s migration from Mexico to America?
3.
What are the psychological consequences of immigration? Compare and contrast Ernesto’s experience to another character in the book.
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