When I read “Inherit the Earth; The Things They Carried,” I
thought of my friends that I grew up with in Colorado. My friends and their family had immigrated from Mexico.What I witnessed growing up, were
parents looking for a better life for their children. They worked hard to give their children what
they did not have in Mexico.
I wish that I would have read this piece earlier because when I was living in Colorado, there were people I worked with who would say things like, "The mexicans come here and take our jobs." If I would have read this piece I could have quoted Ms.Martinez when she writes, “I think of the fourteen men who died recently in triple digit heat-abandoned by their smuggler, abandoned by a gluttonous nation that craves cheap labor but detest the laborer.” i realize that some authors try to remain objective, but I admire Ms. Martinez for putting in to words what I feel and thnk about this issue.
I wish that I would have read this piece earlier because when I was living in Colorado, there were people I worked with who would say things like, "The mexicans come here and take our jobs." If I would have read this piece I could have quoted Ms.Martinez when she writes, “I think of the fourteen men who died recently in triple digit heat-abandoned by their smuggler, abandoned by a gluttonous nation that craves cheap labor but detest the laborer.” i realize that some authors try to remain objective, but I admire Ms. Martinez for putting in to words what I feel and thnk about this issue.
Another quote I liked was the first line in the piece. It provides a visual image of the Arizona desert
in a metaphor. “The Arizona sun is
melting like a pat of butter on the mountain that flanks Tucson’s west side.”this metaphor is effective in giving not only a clear image of a bright sun, but in presentin the heat of that sun.
"the final quote in this piece that left an impression on me is, "It is not Disneyland she hopes for, but dignity." In this quote, Ms. Martinez is humanizing the plight of the mexican community. She illustrates that Mexican women want a better life. They are not looking to get rich, just to live witout oppression, and poverty.
"the final quote in this piece that left an impression on me is, "It is not Disneyland she hopes for, but dignity." In this quote, Ms. Martinez is humanizing the plight of the mexican community. She illustrates that Mexican women want a better life. They are not looking to get rich, just to live witout oppression, and poverty.
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