Parrot In The Oven Mi Vid Summary

Imagine what it's like living in a house full of drama where parents only fight about one of them not having a job and once in the situation it’s better to just find a way to escape from it all. In the novel Parrot In The Oven Mi Vida Fourteen-year-old Manuel Hernandez who’s in high school lives in Fresno with his parents who fight like theres no tomorrow about his dad not having a job. His dad Mr. Hernandez is an alcoholic who is abusive. Manny also has an older brother who they call Nardo who can’t keep one job, a younger sister who they call Pedi, and a older sister Magda who is the only one that has a stable good paying job, his mom scrubs the house as if all her problems would wash away. They lived a pretty normal life until their father

Manny’s older sister Magda has lost a baby and didn’t tell anyone. Manny thought that joining a gang will make him more comfortable and fit in his neighborhood but one day while Manny was with his gang at the mall they were very close to getting caught stealing a purse from an old lady, Manny realized it wasn’t worth it and all actually wants is to be a good guy and returned home. After all the struggles and drama they go thru his father got a job and so did Manny and his brother Nardo as delivery drives delivering medicine to the elderly. In the novel Parrot In The Oven Mi Vida, by Victor Martinez, the main character Manuel “manny” is faced with a dilemma, Victor Martinez uses Similes to reveal the dilemma to the reader's, and Victor Martinez uses the dilemma to teach the reader a lesson about

While Mr.Hernandez was an interpreter Mr. Hernandez would drink beer during lunch and slur his words which was the main reason why he lost his job. The author writes “Dad has about as much patience as you could prop on a toothpick” (Martinez 5). Mr. Hernandez doesn’t have enough patience which makes it hard on the family because he wants everything done quick and right. Mr.Hernandez believes everything should be done his way. When the 2 police men arrived at the Hernandez house the ones missing in the living room was Pedi and his mom. Once his mom was able to hide the riffle and get Pedi she went towards the room. The author writes “He pointed to mom, who came down the hallway with Pedi, her eyes big as wheels, clutching at her skirt”. (63) Pedi’s eyes were very open when she went to the living room and saw police officers at her house. Throughout the whole book Victor Martinez, the author uses many similes to describe the action. Martinez also manages to get a lesson to his readers about