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Always Running By Luis Rodriguez: Analysis
In the memoir, Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez, Luis had power over himself to make choices. Some of the choices he’s made by himself are getting in a gang, standing up for his beliefs, and changing his life around to get out of bad situations. Luis had an older brother who never got involved in gangs and steered clear of trouble, unlike Luis who left school several times.
In the book, the Lomas boys meet up to fight against their rival, Sangra, because they think Sangra was guilty for the death of their friend. “When does it stop?” Luis asked and then said, “We can’t pretend a war with Sangra won’t mean others won’t die.” (Rodriguez, 208) After years of going along with everything, he decided to go against the Lomas gang and disagrees with
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