Victor Villasenor was born on May 11th, 1940 in Carlsbad, California where his parents had settled down after immigrating from Mexico. He grew up on a ranch with his four siblings in Oceanside where they only spoke spanish until they went to school. Because Victor only spoke spanish he was bullied by teachers and students alike for his heritage and inability to do well in school. Being bullied and ridiculed when he was a child is why Villasenor was insecure about where he came from and who he was, and inevitably shaped him into who he was in and out of school. Villasenor did poorly in school because he had trouble with English and reading he primarily got all D’s and F’s, and had to retake third and fourth grade because he flunked, which resulted with him resorting to cheating the rest of his academic career. It wasn’t until 7th …show more content…
Villasenor believes that “real magic gives us the power and strength to endure and triumph in everyday life,” (Villasenor: 1). He believes that there is a spirit and a kind of magic that inspires and helps us learn and understand life. He writes with beautiful similes, metaphors and personifications in his works. In his short story “The Smartest Human I Ever Met: My Brothers dog Shep” he writes about his brother, Joseph, dying when he was 16 years old, and the reaction his dog had had the night before. He believed in a spirit, that Shep had a higher understanding of what was happening, almost as if he were a human. In “Midnight Duke” he writes about a horse his family had when he was a child that was very protective of mares and their foals. He would watch over them and make sure they were safe. When another horse, Diamond, threatened a mare and her foal, Midnight Duke attacked him like he had never done before. Victor believed he had the same kind of devoted spirit that Shep had had, and it inspired
He had a very tough time when he was young and got bullied a ton. While Victor was growing up, his goal was to play professional basketball and nothing could get in his way. Later, Victor then switched to football, and this is where he began his journey of being a guy named
This praise is based on Villasenor's ability to think and to apply himself; therefore Victor at a young age will eventually develop a growth mindset. Now Victor Villasenor is able to take failure and success and learn from it. An additional prime example of victor exemplifying a growth mindset, is when Villasenor was going to kill Moses his military school teacher. But instead of killing Moses, he forgave him as he learned from his farther by example, " to mi papa, as he listened to all this doctor's small talk about bridles and saddles with such kindness, patience, compassion and yes forgiveness, [...] It made him look strong and healthy "(Villasenor 310).
Shortly after his birth, he and his family migrated to San Antonio, Texas where he attended schools in the area for his preparatory education. Although his upbringing occurred during an existence of consistent mistreatment towards Mexican-Americans, Garcia manage to prevail and graduate as valedictorian of the Thomas Jefferson High School Class of 1932 at the age of sixteen. In addition to that, he was recognized as the “Most Intellectual Student” by his classmates while participating in the National Honor Society, news editor of the school’s newspaper, and secretary of the school’s debate team. Consequently, Garcia’s active involvement in his academics earned him a scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin. In 1938, Garcia graduated from the University of Texas Law School, receiving both his pre-law degree and law degree to begin his practice.
George Lopez The Comedian George Lopez is an Mexican-American comedian. When he was eleven years old he watched Freddie Prinze perform and instantly knew that he wanted to become a comedian. Now more than 30 years later he is a well know stand-up comedian, and also known for his television and film comedies. George Lopez growing up with Mexican grandparents influenced his comedic take, while his use of personal experiences and repetition make his jokes funny, and the fact the his audience can relate makes him a successful comedian.
Better yet, he wished he could start his life over. He had never been so embarrassed. He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin” (Soto 3). This demonstrates Victor’s struggle with identity as he attempts to make himself seem more capable than he actually is.
Victor has had supportive people around him since birth; however now that he is at the university he has nobody to help keep him level headed. "Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime" (35). The isolation being portrayed by Victor is now shifting from not only
Victor M. Rios was born in Mexico. When he was two years old he immigrated with his mother to Oakland, California. He went through a tough childhood and he and his mother moved several times throughout poor neighborhoods such as West Oakland, The Fruitvale District, and Elmhurst. As a result of growing up in this kind of environments he was forced to be part of Latino East Oakland gangs. Stealing cars, selling drugs, getting into street fights and having problems with police was all he would do until he was 15 years old.
His main focus, however, is to support his family and if he were given the opportunity to have a better life he wants his family to go with him. Therefore, Victor is a responsible, protective, positive, optimistic young man who enjoys the little things in life. Although Victor had the choice of not picking crops, he started working at Mexico at 8 years old picking lettuce because he wanted to help his parents out, and his parents were not managing well. When Victor gets ready to head out to the fields, he makes sure that he has everything with him, and checks if the truck is still running. He is a hard working teenager, who picks and carries heavy loads of vegetables about 1,500 pounds a day.
Victor grew up to become a very loving, affectionate and humane individual, due to the love and
Roberto Clemente Mr. Baseball Baseball player, good citizen, humble are three words that describe Roberto Clemente. Many people knew that Roberto Clemente was an amazing baseball player but he was so much more. As a well known baseball player, Roberto Clemente showed the world that they can do anything if you work hard for it no matter what your race. He left a legacy as a great baseball player and a good citizen.
In the beginning of the novel, his background is explained, “I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that Republic.” He was going abroad for his higher education, so he comes from noble background. Victor is also a mortal; he is completely human, without any differences. His fault is not completely his, as his father pushed him in early education of science. As a tragic hero, his fall is a result of his own choice and action.
The analysis of the two stories will attempt to generalize what elements of real and fantastic are in most, if not all of “lo real maravilloso.” Before we analyse how magical and real elements are used in short stories, we first need to point out the definition of this literary style. Magical realism was first coined by German Franz Roh in 1925 to refer to a style of painting. Later, Alejo Carpentier took the term and expanded on it thanks to his early influences of surrealism. Carpentier was in fact was not satisfied by his poor contribution to surrealism, so he took ideas from the literary approach.
Mark Haddon's prose fiction, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time brings forth the view of a different world and also expands our understanding of human experience. The novel is an autobiographical murder mystery narrated from the perspective of a teenager, Christopher Boone. This text allows the readers to see the life of a young man who is not comfortable with interacting with others in his society. Christopher's autism spectrum disorder (ASD) shapes our understanding of experience. Haddon is able to portray interesting ideas within the text through the narrator, thus inviting us into a different world and allowing us to see a new viewpoint.
Victor Frankenstein, blinded by ambition or driven by madness? In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley embodies a cloud of characteristics that follow Victor along for the entirety of the novel. As a young scholar, Victor was driven to invest in his interests of chemistry and science. Hence, Victor soon became enamored with the ideas that lie in between life and death. Further pondering led Victor to become obsessed with the idea of bringing inanimate objects to life.
I just finished reading the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Although it was a complex book, it was very interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat. Here 's an overview of what the book Frankenstein is about. The book starts off with Victor’s life before he created the creature. Victor’s mother passed away when he was young, and from that moment, he knew he needed to find a way to cure death.