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Summary Of Looking For Work By Gary Soto

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In the book Rereading America, a passage “Looking for Work” by Gary Soto narrates his life as a young Mexican- American boy. As a nine-year old boy, he compared his life with modern white families that he watches on his television. Throughout the passage, Gary gives examples of how his life is different, compared to the modern family and his Armenian-French neighbor. He mentions how money and luxuries play a big role in society. Gary and his neighbor are obviously in two different social classes. He feels embarrassed and feels out of place compared to his neighbor David. As a young boy, noticing how different he is treated because he is part Mexican and also in the lower class, can take a toll on how he wants to change who he is. It’s understood
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