Zoot Suit by Liz McAninch https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit Made with magic en-us 2017-02-17 16:46:16 UTC 2025-11-22 18:29:19 UTC hello@padlet.com What examples of racism have you observed in the first four scenes. What question has already been raised? lmcaninch https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/289396445

]]> 2018-10-04 21:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/289396445 Will Henry make it to the Navy? ltrinidad2020 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292652223 2018-10-15 04:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292652223 Maysem Awadalla https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292664491
Society in that area view Hispanics as "dangerous" and are constantly being watched by the police. What is the fate of El Pachuco?

]]> 2018-10-15 05:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292664491 Fatima Santos https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292674764  What will happen with Henry and will he even make it to the navy? Could it be that the police is actually scared of hispanics/latinos because they might be outnumbered?]]> 2018-10-15 06:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292674764 Linda Li https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292675840 As a marked man, what a reaction of Heney with  his friend's suggestion?]]> 2018-10-15 06:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292675840 Fatima Santos https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676198 At this time and in that specific area of L.A. almost all latinos/hispanics are viewed as gangbangers even if they aren't associated with any of that.  ]]> 2018-10-15 06:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676198 Fatima Santos https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676488 " 'Come on, hank, you know why you’re here.’ ‘Yeah. I’m Mexican.’ “ (pg.31, scene: 4) ]]> 2018-10-15 06:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676488 Linda Li https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676600 Is that what your want to go out and die for?Wise up. These bastard paddy cop have it in for . You're a marked man. (P30)]]> 2018-10-15 06:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676600 Linda https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676954 Henry was stucked in his fate as Mexican. ]]> 2018-10-15 06:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292676954 Linda Li https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292677343 " Screw them bastard cops ( p30]]> 2018-10-15 06:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292677343 Kaitlyn Romero https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292693605 A question I have is based on what happens to him throughout the rest of the story: Will Henry make it into the Navy still?]]> 2018-10-15 08:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292693605 Kaitlyn Romero https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292858051 "They turned into a gang, Lieutenant. Everything they touch turns to shit" (pg 31, scene 4). ]]> 2018-10-15 14:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292858051 Kaitlyn Romero https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292859089 The cops hold assumptions on Latin people who are in a gang. They do not bother to think about who they really are and instead unfairly consider them violent and reckless towards society.  ]]> 2018-10-15 14:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292859089 Annabelle Young https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292868432 If many of the gang have been arrested before, why haven't they been permanently locked up? will Henry make it to the navy?]]> 2018-10-15 15:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292868432 All hispanics are seen as gang bangers by the police, even if they aren't or are planning to change. ltrinidad2020 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292874577 2018-10-15 15:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292874577 Catie Sullivan https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292905320 What will happen to Henry?]]> 2018-10-15 16:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292905320 Justine Fontanilla https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292909665 What happens to Henry? Will he make it to the navy?]]> 2018-10-15 16:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292909665 Fatima Santos https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292913002 The police in this play are portrayed as viewing hispanics/latinos as almost all dangerous and gangbangers and they place all hispanics/latinos under 1 of those two categories which is not 100% true. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292913002 Hailey Philpott https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292931816  A question I have is what is going to happen to El Pachuco? ]]> 2018-10-15 16:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292931816 Sonia Marquez https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292931874 Why were the latinos being discriminated against? Why are the latinos being targeted?]]> 2018-10-15 16:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292931874 Hailey Philpott https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292932593 -The first incident of racism was when the two gangs were just dancing together and then all of the sudden the cops came and arrested some of them.   
- when they were interrogating Hank.  
-the Sargent gets fed up with Hank and decides to physically attack him ]]> 2018-10-15 16:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292932593 Nawayra Patras https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292932668 Why do the police treat hispanics poorly? Why are they racist toward them?

]]> 2018-10-15 16:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292932668 Hailey Philpott https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933606 -   “ ‘Come on, hank, you know why you’re here.’ ‘Yeah. I’m Mexican.’ “ (pg 31 scene 4) 
-  “We’ve got enough dope on you to indict you for murder” (pg32 scene 4)
-  “ they turned it into a gang, lieutenant. Everything they touch turns to shit.”( Pg 31 scene 4) 
-  “You greasy son of a bitch. What happened at the sleepy lagoon? Talk! Talk! Talk! (Smith beats Henry with a rubber cap. Henry passes out and falls to the floor) (pg 33 scene 4)]]> 2018-10-15 16:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933606 Sonia Marquez https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933753 The latinos were arrested for not doing anything wrong. They were dancing and were arrested because of their race. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933753 Zoe Fox zfox2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933843 What happened at the Sleepy Lagoon? ]]> 2018-10-15 16:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292933843 Madeline Burke https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934240 "They turned into a gang, Lieutenant. Everything they touch turns to shit" (p 31, scene 4).]]> 2018-10-15 16:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934240 jnaval2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934359 The Latinos got arrested for just dancing because the police believed that all Latinos were dangerous. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934359 Madeline Burke https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934601 Why does the Lieutenant care more about Henry ,and making sure he gets into the navy, then the other Latinos?]]> 2018-10-15 16:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934601 Hailey Philpott https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934920 -The lieutenant arrested Hank and his friends because a murder happened, and because of their race they were the primary suspects.
-   The Sargent was saying how Hank’s race is no good and ruins everything they touch. 
-  A police officer doesn’t have the right to attack someone for not giving up information regardless of race. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934920 Catie Sullivan https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934982 An example of racism is when they were arrested for no reason, they were just dancing.]]> 2018-10-15 16:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292934982 "Police Arrest Mexican Youths." (pg. 29) https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935296 2018-10-15 16:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935296 Carmen Diaz https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935424 The Latinos are the ones being targeted in this whole 
situation. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935424 Zoe Fox zfox2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935535 The news people discuss the current issues, they see what's going on as a war]]> 2018-10-15 16:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935535 Sonia Marquez https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935889 The cops were being racist towards the latinos because of the color of their skin. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292935889 Zoe Fox zfox2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292936208 "The city's cracking down on pachucos, carnal. Don't you read the newspapers? They're screaming for blood."]]> 2018-10-15 16:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292936208 Catie Sullivan https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292936469 "They turned it into a gang, Lieutenant. Everything they touch turns to shit."]]> 2018-10-15 16:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292936469 Precious Rios https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937152 What are the disadvantages that the hispanics have to lead to joining a gang and feel that's where they belong?]]> 2018-10-15 16:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937152 Anabel Esquivel https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937161 the language and actions of the police towards the latinos when they arrested them]]> 2018-10-15 16:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937161 jnaval2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937280 "Come on, Hank, you know why you're here."
"Yeah. I'm a Mexican."]]> 2018-10-15 16:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937280 Catie Sullivan https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937357 the cops assumed that Latin people were apart of a gang.]]> 2018-10-15 16:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292937357 jnaval2019 https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292938709 The police arrested them even though they weren't doing anything. Even the Latinos notice the prejudice that the cops have towards their race. ]]> 2018-10-15 16:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292938709 Precious Rios https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292938861 the public relates all crimes to Latino gangs]]> 2018-10-15 16:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292938861 Justine Fontanilla https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939196 The Latinos being the targeted ones for dancing]]> 2018-10-15 16:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939196 Anabel Esquivel https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939215 "All right. That was a mistake. I didn't know it was your father's car. I tried to make it up to you. Didn't I help you set up that youth club?"]]> 2018-10-15 16:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939215 Carmen Diaz https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939810 "They're going to do it again, ese! They're going to charge me with some phony rap and keep me until they make something stick."]]> 2018-10-15 16:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292939810 Justine Fontanilla https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292941526 "They turned it into a gang, Lieutenant. Everything they touch turns to shit."]]> 2018-10-15 16:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/292941526 Anabel Esquivel https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293029864 You can see how racism is present during this time, how the officer claims he made a mistake arresting him for the thinking he stole the car, which insinuates that latinos are know for stealing ]]> 2018-10-15 19:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293029864 Calista Pineda https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293119723 cops keep profiling all latinos as part of gangs even if there are not ]]> 2018-10-16 01:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293119723 Calista Pineda https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120267 “Forget it, Lieutenant. You can’t treat these animals like people.”  (pg:32, s:4)

]]> 2018-10-16 01:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120267 Calista Pineda https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120467 During this time people didn’t see them as equals. They saw them as animals they had to keep in line because of all the havoc they cause in the city. 

]]> 2018-10-16 01:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120467 Calista Pineda https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120639 Will henry make it to the navy?
What will happen to el pachuco?

]]> 2018-10-16 01:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293120639 Nancy Valdivia https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293121541 Why does the press makes Henry's gang as bunch of criminal?]]> 2018-10-16 01:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293121541 Nancy Valdivia https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293121830 The only reason that press makes henry's gang as bunch of crime its because that bring more money and it easy to attack color people. ]]> 2018-10-16 01:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293121830 Nancy Valdivia https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293122438 "One Killed, Ten Hurt in Boy Wars: Mexican Boy Gangs Operating Within City." (pg 28)]]> 2018-10-16 01:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293122438 Nancy Valdivia https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293123273 It showed that press can write want they want if they talked about how Mexican gang can kill innocent people. ]]> 2018-10-16 01:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293123273 Kailey Vo https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293147288 Will Henry make it to the Navy? Why are pachucos and draft dodgers considered as "malcontents?"]]> 2018-10-16 03:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293147288 Kailey Vo https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293147952 "LT. EDWARDS: Come on, Hank, you know why you're here.

HENRY: Yeah. I'm a Mexican" (31)]]> 2018-10-16 03:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293147952 Kailey Vo https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293148171 Henry believes that the only reason why he is in jail is because of his ethnicity rather than committing a crime. ]]> 2018-10-16 03:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293148171 Kailey Vo https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293148536 Everyone was just having fun at the dance until the police showed up. The police proceeded to arrest many people without a reason]]> 2018-10-16 03:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lmcaninch/Dramatic_Lit/wish/293148536