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A Gringo In The Lettuce Fields Summary

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In the essay "A Gringo in the Lettuce Fields," Thompson tells us about his errors and reminds us that he is an outsider. I believe the reason for this is because there is so much misconception that immigrants just come to America to take away these jobs from Americans. I also believe that immigrants know that Americans believe this to be true. With that being said, I think his target audience are both Americans and the immigrants doing this type of work. I think there is somewhat of an ignorance when it comes to understanding what this type of work entails and the damage it does to ones body. Thompson tells us how he tries to imitate Manuel only to fail. He goes on to tell us how after Pedro offers him a suggestion about pretending the lettuce

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