Quote: "It's bad manners. He's Mr. Diaz, the contratista. He runs the bracero camp for Sheehey Berry Farms. The man with him is one of the braceros."- page 87...Francisco Jimenez
Response: I chose this quote because the Mr. Diaz was from braceros and he should of been kind to people who you know is very important especially if your still young. This quote shows Mr. Diaz, the contratista who gets noticed by Francisco was too eager to know who it was. The berry farm is an important place for Francisco's family because that's a place where most people get their berries and food. This quote showed what you shouldn't do when you see someone. This quote is an example of what you shouldn't do but also may help you in what you should be doing. I liked this quote because now i know not to point at people because it is very bad manners and to take a calmer approach.
Question: What do you think will happen if Francisco points again? What will you think his dad will do and why?
Quote: "Let me tell you a story I heard when i was a little girl. Long ago there lived a very smart ant who saved her pennies for so many years that she became rich. Many animals wanted to marry her but they frightened her. The cat mewed too much, the parrot talked too much, and the dog barked too loud. A bull and a goat also scared her, but not a little brown mouse named El Ratoncito. He was quiet, intelligent, polite, and mannerly. They got married and lived happily for a long time. But one day when the ant was cooking a pot of beans, she fell in it and drowned, leaving El Ratoncito with a lot of pennies, but terribly sad and alone. So you see, Mijito, Rorra is more important than the pennies. Don't be so hard on your little sister."- Page 107-108...
Response: I felt this was one of the greatest quote. The reason i chose this great story was because the story told a lot about what was going on in the book. The story was basically just a story to stop Mijito from being mad at Rorra. It had a great background, like in the end, the mom said " they got married and lived happily ever after but one day the ant fell in the pot of beans and drowned". That was very shocking to me because after a great life they were living it all came to a dead end when the mouse lost a wife and he was all alone. I like this quote because Mijito needs to stop worrying about Rorra and start forgiving people.
Question: If you were in Mijito's shoes, would you forgive Rorra and listen to your mom and her stories? or would you be like Mijito in the book and still be mad at Rorra and why?
3 comments:
Quote 1: "It's bad manners. He's Mr. Diaz, the contratista. He runs the bracero camp for Sheehey Berry Farms. The man with him is one of the braceros."- page 87...Francisco Jimenez
I totally agree, although I have no idea what a bracero is! I also think that the berry farms are a really important place for the Jimenez family because they're entire income is working there during the appropriate seasons. I thought it was funny when you said you learned not to point at people, and I always thought that was a given.
Question 1: I don't think it would be that big of a deal, after all, he's still a kid, but his dad might get a little stricter, just becasue he's already told him not to do that.
Quote 2:"Let me tell you a story I heard when i was a little girl. Long ago there lived a very smart ant who saved her pennies for so many years that she became rich. Many animals wanted to marry her but they frightened her. The cat mewed too much, the parrot talked too much, and the dog barked too loud. A bull and a goat also scared her, but not a little brown mouse named El Ratoncito. He was quiet, intelligent, polite, and mannerly. They got married and lived happily for a long time. But one day when the ant was cooking a pot of beans, she fell in it and drowned, leaving El Ratoncito with a lot of pennies, but terribly sad and alone. So you see, Mijito, Rorra is more important than the pennies. Don't be so hard on your little sister."- Page 107-108...
I thought it was really funny you picked this one, I was going to do the same. I really liked this story, and I guessed that Mama made this up on the spot, just to cool him down. I also thought that the ending was shocking and sad, but I also thought it was a little ironic. I like how you said that Francicso should stop worrying about Rorra and start forgiving her.
Question 2: I think a little of both. I'd still be mad because I would never got my pennies back, but I would think about the story and probably realize that it wasn't Rorra's fault.
Quote #1: "It's bad manners. He's Mr. Diaz, the contratista. He runs the bracero camp for sheehey berry farms. The man with him is one of the braceros."-page 87....Francisco Jimenez
I think that you are right Mr. Diaz shouldn't be mean he should be kind to people. I also don't know what a contratista is or a bracero.
Question #1: I think his dad would expect that he learned his manners. I think his dad would yell at him and punish him.
Quote #2: " Let me tell you a story I heard when I was a little girl. Long ago there lived a smart ant who saved her pennies for so many years that she became rich. Many animals wanted to marry her but they frightened her. The cat mewed too much, the parrot talked too much, and the dog barcked too loud. A bull and a goat also scared her, but not a little brown mouse named El Ratoncito. He was quiet, intellegent, polite, and mannerly. They got married and lived happily for a long time. But one day when the ant was cooking a pot of beans, she fell in it and drowned, leaving El Ratoncito with a lot of pennies, but terribly sad and alone. So you see, Mijit, Rorra is more important than the pennies. Don't be so hard on your little sister."-Page 107-108...
I think that this story really shows the mening of friendship and that it is not objects that matter but it is the people in your life that matter. I think that you chose a really good quote.
Question #2: I would forgive Rorra and listen to my mom. Because that story really explained it well and it would have made me forgive her.
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I agree because the berry farms is an important place because the Jimenez family lives by it in the season they are there and so it's important.
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I think his dad will get mad because he is a bit strict with him and especially since hes a little kid he needs to learn what is good or bad.
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I agree with you because yes that story was a good lesson to learn how to forgive but i know how disappointed he might feel and he's not going to be so mature about the situation and make a big deal about it because he is very young.
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I would be like really mad but then I would try to forget about it and do something about it.
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