By: Piri Thomas
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- They moved back to Spanish Harlem.
- Piri started a fight with Waneko the leader of a gang to prove his toughness.
- He was acepted after proving his heart showing how strong he was.
- Piri fights because if he's in a gang he needs to keep up his rep show that he got mucho corazon.
- Piri smokes pot to fit in with his crowd.
4questions
- Why does he try so hard to gain the respect of gangbangers?
- Is his image really that important to him?
- Who is he afriad of?
- Is he trying to impress his dad?
3vocabulary
- glint: to shine by reflection
- cabron: one who consents to the adultery of his wife.
- overture: an opening offer
2literary terms
- "He's like an animal." p.56 simile
- "Your adams apple is doing an upand down act" p.59 metaphor
1overview statement
- Piri decides to fight to prove to thers that he is no punk and id now doin drugs to fit in with the crowd.
