FAMOUS ALL OVER TOWN The story “Famous All Over Town”‚ written by Danny Santiago (1911 – 1988)‚ is a story about Latin boy named Rudy who studies at Audubon Junior High. The story also implies the discrimination of Miss Bontempo who is Rudy’s teacher. By this story‚ the writer wants to raise an awareness of discrimination at his time. One day‚ being happy waking up‚ Rudy decides to turn over his New Leaf‚ It doesn’t mean that he wants to betray his gang‚ Shamrock‚ but to do something new‚ meaningful
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Book of Choice Assignment Famous All Over Town Danny Santiago Copyright of 1983 A story of Donny’s struggles of growing up in Barrio. Famous all over town is about a young high school boy named Rudy Medina. He grows up in a Latin‚ Chicano town called Barrio. He tells us his life and all the struggles he has to face everyday of his life .The family he had was not the perfect family; the mother was having another child that she would then not take care of because she cared more about herself. Lena
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eliminated‚ vanquished‚ or overturned. These two words are major key components in Santiago’s quote‚ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" (Hemingway 103). Together‚ they create a significance for the entire book adding positivity‚ negativity‚ and emotional imbalance. The whole reasoning behind Santiago sailing out to sea was in hopes of finding a fish to save his fishing career. For a very long time‚ people doubted Santiago’s capabilities of fishing considering his old age. Although many people didn’t
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1. Describe Santiago’s character in regard to the adversity he faces. What political or historical person could you compare him to? Explain. Santiago faces many adversities in the novel but the main one that makes up the plot is Santiago being shunned as a fisherman in his village by all of the people because he can not catch one fish. A political person that compares to Santiago is Elizabeth Anne Seton. She fought for women’s right to vote and did not care what people called her and what men
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mind of the pain that he was in to fulfill his duty as a fisherman. Using characterization‚ point of view and symbolism‚ youthful strength‚ courage‚ and love of nature is strongly demonstrated in Ernest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea. Santiago’s strength and endurance was given to him by the boy before he left both physically with the food and bait‚ and mentally
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In Hemmingway’s novella‚ The Old Man and The Sea‚ love is displayed in an unusual way through the protagonist‚ Santiago. The love exist between an old man and nature‚ specifically‚ the ocean‚ rather than between man and women. Santiago’s love for the ocean is more than a pleasurable love‚ rather a love that is the essential part of completing his unique and honorable life. Along with love‚ the sea is his source of pride. His sorrow is expressed deeply early in the novella after eighty-four consecutive
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The Old Man and the Sea‚ a novel by Ernest Hemingway‚ an old fisherman communicates with the sea life around him to appease his loneliness while attempting to reel in an impossibly large Marlin. Hemingway personifies the sea and sea life to reveal Santiago’s kind and respectful character. Throughout his journey‚
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actually lead them to victory. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago‚ the old man‚ says‚“a man can be destroyed but never defeated”(103). The words destroyed and defeat go hand and hand‚ but victory and pride are also part of Santiago’s struggle. Even after defeat‚ victory is still possible. While pride can lead to success‚ it can also lead to the ultimate destruction of a person. Defeat is defined as to overcome‚ but it can also mean set back or to lose‚ however it can also be
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the great DiMaggio would stay with a fish as long as I will stay with this one?” (Hemingway 87) DiMaggio even having a bone spur keeps his hitting streak alive. The importance of what Hemingway is saying is that all is really possible if you try the hardest and don’t give up. Santiago’s determination helps him catch the fish and end his bad streak of not catching a fish for 84 days. When the old man finally got home after the long fishing trip the marlin is now a skeleton. The Marlin’s significance
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Social effects on poverty[edit] Those with low income living in cities face a problem called “poverty transportation.” The problem arises because many of the entry level jobs which are sought out by those with little education are typically located in suburban areas. Those jobs are also not very accessible by public transportation because the transportation was often designed to move people around cities‚ which becomes a problem when the jobs are no longer located in the cities. Those who cannot
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