Barrio Boy Character Analysis

In the text “Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarza, the character endeavors to become a good American without losing sight of his Mexican heritage and was motivated to embark on this mission because of his love for Miss Ryan. One clear example of Ernesto Galarza’s goal to become a proud American without losing his Mexican heritage because of his love for Miss Ryan is revealed in the text when it states, “‘Children,’ Miss Ryan called for attention. ‘Ernesto has learned how to pronounce butterfly!’ And I proved it with a perfect imitation of Miss Ryan. From that celebrated success, I was soon able to match Ito’s progress as a sentence reader with ‘Come, butterfly, come fly with me.’” (Ernesto Galarza paragraph 13). There are 2 parts of this quote that prove the mission and motivation one

Yet another obvious example Ernesto’s desire to be a good American without losing sight of his Mexican heritage and how he is driven by his love for Miss Ryan is revealed when the text states, “The main reason I was graduated with honors from the first grade was that I had fallen in love with Miss Ryan. Her radiant, no-nonsense character made us either afraid not to love her or love her so we would not be afraid, I am not sure which. It was not only that we sensed she was with it, but also that she was with us” (Galarza paragraph 14). There are 2 parts of this quote that prove the mission and motivation, one is that he was graduated with honors and the other one is that he fallen in love with Miss Ryan. When he graduates with honors from the first grade this shows that he is endeavoring to complete his mission of becoming a good American without losing his Mexican heritage and he says himself that the only reason he was able to complete his goal was because of the driving force of his love for Miss Ryan. Obviously the text “Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarza shows that Ernesto attempts to become a good American without losing his Mexican heritage and he is motivated by his love