What are the similarities and differences between the narrator’s childhood versus my own? In the Prologue to Growing Up in East Los Angeles, one of the main themes is how the street served as a home for the neighborhood kids. Despite the area being unsafe, with frequent gang activity and regular parties attended by adults, the street was a place where children found a sense of community and comfort. The narrator viewed the street, rather than their actual houses, as his home. The narrator reflects on this by saying, "My image of home is the street I grew up in rather than the actual house." In contrast, my childhood was marked by frequent moves, which meant I never got to stay in one place long enough to form lasting friendships. I rarely had the same group of friends for more …show more content…
One major difference between me and the narrator of the prologue is how family size matters. For most of my life, it was just my dad, my brother, and me. We didn’t have a big family, but that never really mattered to us. As long as we had each other and no one judged us for having a smaller family, we were fine. The narrator, on the other hand, had both of his parents, and he also had four siblings. They even mention, “The size and physical power of the family were important to us at this early age.” Having a bigger family probably gave them a stronger sense of connection and more people to lean on, which is different from how I grew up. Another major theme in the prologue is the street being a dynamic social space. In the story, the street was like the main place where the narrator could have social interactions and build a community. They mention in the prologue that the street was like a plaza for the people. "Like a plaza, the street acted as a focus in our everyday life where we would gather daily." For me, the streets weren’t like a home or a