The majority of adolescents think that they don’t need any adults to help guide them as they grow up due to the fact that they have lacked an influential adult in their life but this mindset ultimately gets these kids nowhere because the lack of support from adults can be what impedes their growth. This can be seen in Luis J. Rodriguez’s, “Always Running”, which follows his life as a young Mexican-American L.A. gang member in the 60’s. Throughout the book, readers can see the lack of involvement from adults in Rodriguez’s life and even being the cause of his constant struggles in his life. That is until Chente, who works at a community center to support young gang members, entered his life and became one of the most impactful people to get …show more content…
(p.2). The author gives information that is clear to the audience to further show Luis’ mindset. Luis believes that he is obligated to stay and be focused on Lomas because he has grown in it. Chente replies by asking him to point out where Lomas is on a globe which conveys to Luis that, “Lomas is so tiny, nameless,” (p.7) Some readers can interpret this as Chente trying to get Luis to forget Lomas and his background all together to start over completely but Luis is able to recognize that Chente was trying to show him that, “A bigger world awaited” (p.8) This is able to demonstrate how Luis having an adult to assist and support him in making decisions to determine his future has helped him be able to see the bigger picture and be able to look at future possibilities from all directions. Furthermore, this section allows the author to communicate that without the guidance of Chente, Luis would have most likely stayed in Lomas with the idea that he has to start helping from there. The audience should be able to recognize that having the involvement of an adult in decision making will help broaden their view on the