Reginald Turner
Profesor Harper
English 381
26 March 2016
The Cariboo Cafe
The Cariboo Cafe by Helena Maria Viramontes is a story about the rough life of the Hispanic immigrant to the United States. The plot orbits around a little boy named Macky and three people who come into contact with him. The story is told from their points of view. They're Macky's sister, the owner of the Cariboo Cafe, and the woman who kidnaps Macky and his sister. Macky and his sister get kidnapped by a woman who had lost her mind and believes Macky is her murdered son Geraldo. She kidnaps them from The Cariboo Cafe after the duo goes there while trying to find Sonya's key that she lost when she was sexually assaulted at school. The owner makes a connection with Macky because he reminds him of his son Jojo who died in the war. When he finds out they were kidnapped and the woman makes the mistake of bringing them back to his diner he calls the police and when they take Macky from her she has a psychotic break.
"Rule two: the police or 'polie' as Sonya's popi pronounced the word, was La Migra in disguise and this should always be avoided. " - Helena Maria Viramontes
This passage speaks to the way that the immigrant population of the USA is forced to feel. Hardworking members and women like Sonya's parents, who work into the night every night just to get the American dream and are unfortunately taken advantage of much too often by drug cartels and businesses alike, are forced to live in fear. They're forced to teach their children to live in fear of the men and women who are sworn to protect the people of this nation.
"But her legs are heavy and she crushes Geraldo against her, so tight, as if she wants to conceal him in her body again, return him to her belly so that they will not castrate him and hang his small blue penis on her door, not crush his face so that he is unrecognizable, not bury him among the heaps of bones, and ears, and teeth, and jaws," - Helena Maria Viramontes
This passage speaks to the violence that goes on every day in South and Central America. The violence that refugees from these areas are fleeing. This passage along with the rest of the woman's story gives readers that are unfamiliar with a common thread of refugees and immigrants from these areas. The violence
Profesor Harper
English 381
26 March 2016
The Cariboo Cafe
The Cariboo Cafe by Helena Maria Viramontes is a story about the rough life of the Hispanic immigrant to the United States. The plot orbits around a little boy named Macky and three people who come into contact with him. The story is told from their points of view. They're Macky's sister, the owner of the Cariboo Cafe, and the woman who kidnaps Macky and his sister. Macky and his sister get kidnapped by a woman who had lost her mind and believes Macky is her murdered son Geraldo. She kidnaps them from The Cariboo Cafe after the duo goes there while trying to find Sonya's key that she lost when she was sexually assaulted at school. The owner makes a connection with Macky because he reminds him of his son Jojo who died in the war. When he finds out they were kidnapped and the woman makes the mistake of bringing them back to his diner he calls the police and when they take Macky from her she has a psychotic break.
"Rule two: the police or 'polie' as Sonya's popi pronounced the word, was La Migra in disguise and this should always be avoided. " - Helena Maria Viramontes
This passage speaks to the way that the immigrant population of the USA is forced to feel. Hardworking members and women like Sonya's parents, who work into the night every night just to get the American dream and are unfortunately taken advantage of much too often by drug cartels and businesses alike, are forced to live in fear. They're forced to teach their children to live in fear of the men and women who are sworn to protect the people of this nation.
"But her legs are heavy and she crushes Geraldo against her, so tight, as if she wants to conceal him in her body again, return him to her belly so that they will not castrate him and hang his small blue penis on her door, not crush his face so that he is unrecognizable, not bury him among the heaps of bones, and ears, and teeth, and jaws," - Helena Maria Viramontes
This passage speaks to the violence that goes on every day in South and Central America. The violence that refugees from these areas are fleeing. This passage along with the rest of the woman's story gives readers that are unfamiliar with a common thread of refugees and immigrants from these areas. The violence