To begin with, life in prison as exhibited by Zoot Suit Riots by Luis Valdez and What you can do after shutdown by Peter Malae are similar because they both talk about prison in their stories. In Zoot Suit Riots, it states “Henry Reyna is falsely accused and convicted of the murder and is imprisoned until an appeal can demonstrate that he was not inv There are many similarities as well as differences in Zoot Suit Riots by Luis Valdez and Peter Malae’s stories. The authors address similar topics such as discrimination, prison life, and perseverance in an oppressive system. Zoot Suit Riots by Luis Valdez and Peter Malae’s stories both include different topics such as the effects of the length of time in prison which is displayed in one of …show more content…
This relates to the topic of prison because it demonstrated how Reyna was accused falsely of being convicted of murder and people who actually are convicted of murder deserve to be in prison. In Peter Malae’s story What you can do after shutdown, it states “Who knows what goes on in a man’s cell after shutdown? You can do a lot of things. A whole range of activities”- Peter Malae 251. This relates to prison because of the quote “Who knows what goes on in a man’s cell after shutdown” which demonstrates what opportunities you can do after shut down for whatever crime you did. Another similarity is racism in Zoot Suit Riots and Peter Malae’s stories. In Zoot Suit Riots, it states “Zoot Suited Goons of Sleepy Lagoons”- Luis Valdez 1316. This demonstrates that people see Mexican as thugs or goons because they are wearing zoot suits as part of their religions. My evidence relates to a topic of racism/discrimination. In other words, it is a flashback to the discrimination of Mexicans which happened in the 1940s. In Turning Point by Peter Malae, it states “About half were Hispanic and the other half Blacks; the way he could tell was that Blacks sat with Blacks and Hispanics sat with Hispanics”. People sat with people of their own race so that they can demonstrate to other races how compelling they are. The evidence I wrote flashbacks to Rosa Parks timeline. Back then, only white could sit in the front and colored in the back. That is why I believe …show more content…
For example in Zoot Suit Riots by Luis Valdez it states “Que mamada no? Is that what you want to go out and die for? Wise up.”- Luis Valdez 1336. This relates to culture because the Mexicans are mixing up their English with Spanish to keep their culture alive. Another example is from What you can do after shutdown by Peter Malae. It states, “Use a chow hall straw and let it sit for night”. This represents a topic about time because in the quote, it says let it sit for night which demonstrates that the author is waiting and being patient. Another difference is Boredom. Peter Male’s story What you can do after shutdown illustrates boredom. A quote from the story is ¨Sometimes folks get tired of things, no matter how good they are¨-page 252 of What to do after Shutdown by Peter Malae. There are innumerable opportunities in prison life for you to do so that you can prevent yourself from boredom. My evidence illustrates the topic of prison Life, boredom, survival, and sacrifice. It illustrates prison life in the story by demonstrating what opportunities the character does in the story. It can illustrate sacrifice because in the story, the character is doing so many opportunities and if he did not do those opportunities, he may have sacrific himself to commit