Jimmy Santiago Baca's Life In Jail Chapter Analysis

Jimmy Santiago Baca was in an insolation due to refusal to work. In this chapter, he has done two years in the prison already. Also, he insisted that his hard work should have deserved him for learning as the reclassification committee’s promise. This was a positive transition for Baca, he was started self-learning to read and write by his communication(letter-writing) with his pen-pal Harry. In addition, the lesson from Bonafide had teaches him a new perspective of violence and the outcome of those rage. He acknowledged that a serious rage or anger could totally changed a person to the unexpected violence. A visit of Baca’s brother- Mieyo and his girlfriend-Lori has made Baca so happy. During the visit, Baca asked for a secondhand type-writer and requested Theresa to visit him from his brother. Soon after his brother’s visit, Baca’s ex-girlfriend- Theresa had come to visit him in the prison for the
In this chapter, he also had the bad intention and wanted to rape Baca.
Mieyo was Baca’s elder brother. In this chapter, he visited Baca at the Florence prison with his girlfriend-Lori. In this chapter, Mieyo promised Baca that he would tried to get him out from the prison. Also he told Baca that he was a housing contractor and he would be rich soon. Besides, he asked Baca if there was anything Baca wanted at that time.
Lori was Baca’s brother Mieyo’s girlfriend. She accompanied her boyfriend-Mieyo to visit his brother in the prison. In this chapter, Baca first learnt about his brother’s girlfriend; in Baca’s eyes, she was a elegant, gentle but a little bit tentative.
Theresa was Baca’s ex-girlfriend whom he was still in love with. Finally, she has visited Baca at prison and he realized that she was on drug. In this Chapter, Baca confessed his love to Theresa, but she rejected him and told Baca that he would found someone else who willing to love as the way he