By: Piri Thomas
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- He worked as a shoe shine boy.
- He was complimented for his shoe shining.
- Piri implies that stealing is instinct in Harlem.
- Piri and his friends stole from a bodega.
- Piri is afraid that his friends might snitch on him becaus he was in on the stealing.
4questions
- Why did he steal?
- Does he still do drugs?
- What does he mean by srealing is natural in Harlem?
- Did his friend snitch on him?
3vocabulary
- tenement: a building divided into apartments
- cuchfritos: dish made of pigs
- syndicate: a group of persons who combine to carry out a financial or industrial undertaking
2literary terms
- "it was like doing something above and beyond the call of duty" p.74
- "you like dope in the funny book" p.73
1overview statement
- Piri decides to get a job and then finds an interest in stealing, in which he finds himself in trouble with his friends.
