I think the author added a lot of these stories to this novel because of personal experiences. He wanted to portray tough times for a young Latino boy without creating an autobiography. I have come to the conclusion that most of these events the Manny goes through are very similar to things the author, Victor Martinez, may have gone through as well as a young boy. Such things as: gang initiaion, welfare, gun violence, immigration, were all prominent things for a Mexican-American and I think it was necessary for Martinez to include all these things. Essentially, the author wants to help teach lessons he learned growing up and that's why he included all of these specific events.
I don't think there is necessarily anything that if I was writing the book I would have added or left out. Because I was never in a situation such as Manny's it's hard for me to even fathom what stories I would and would not have included. On the otherhand, I think the author did a fine job of describing a wide array of events that really painted the picture of a Latino boy's life in the time period.
VICTOR MARTINEZ:
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