Geraldo No Last Name

Geraldo No last Name As civilizations transformed from barbaric societies into each individually modernized nations, social hierarchy proved to be inevitable. In the short story, “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros, a fellow named Geraldo was killed in a fatal hit-and-run tragedy (though he could have been saved if the surgeon had no neglected him), however, his background was a mystery, and no one knew his last name or his existence except for a girl he encountered at a dance, Marin. Marin knew little about Geraldo and yet, she was his only acquaintance at the hospital as the severely injured Geraldo waits for the surgeon. Geraldo was inferred as a possible illegal immigrant, hard-working at first, but since he went to a dance; he must have strayed from that path and had driven himself to the darker side. In the short story, Geraldo was portrayed as an immigrant, arguably illegal. Many Mexicans choose to cross our borders daily and many have suffered for their choices. When a tragedy befalls them regardless of how responsible we as Americans desire to be we are prevented from doing just that. When Miran was in the hospital following Geraldo being hit by a car she was questioned “That’s what she said again and again. Once to the hospital people and twice to the police. No address. No Name.” The Mexicans as part of their illegal status could trust no one with their real identity. This provided the readers with information of his position in the social hierarchy, the middle-class immigrants. He was described as, “just another brazer who didn’t speak English. Just another wetback,” by Marin, as her inner conscience battles with each other, fighting for the answer why she is here as Geraldo is just another guy she danced with at a dance. She does not even know his last name, and yet she is at the emergency room with him after witnessing the hit-and-run accident that he was involved in. Geraldo may be an immigrant, but there is a reason why he came