Just A House by Alberto Olvera-Perez https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk Made with serendipity en-us 2018-10-03 17:45:54 UTC 2024-06-04 01:25:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png CHARACTERS 353318 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288801490 Josefina
  • Narrator
  • Elementary school student
  • Isolated
Mother
  • Healer
  • Immigrant
  • Helps the town
  • Not fluent in English
  • Preserves traditions/culture
Doña Carmen
  • Neighbor from across the street
  • Babysitter of Josefina
  • Widow
  • Distinct garden
  • Owns collection of angels
  • Speaks to Modesta
  • Tried to legally fight for her property
Tony
  • Neighbor
  • Artist
  • Assimilated into white society
  • Art made from thrown-out items
  • Often helped Josefina and her mother in their home
Modesta Avila
  • Protested for her rights
  • Inspiration to people fighting for their land (such as Doña Carmen)
  • Involved with protests at a young age
  • Represents perseverance and hope
Lalo and Yesenia
  • Lived with Josefina and her mother
  • Recently had a child
]]> 2018-10-03 17:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288801490 Plot 342650 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288802305 ~Josefina is growing up and remember past events up, such as growing up in a small home in kindergarten
~her mother is a "currendera", calling her a witch, which led to her being bullied in school
~Josefina continues to narrate her story, being in the fourth grade she shared a house with Tony
              *Tony does not own the kitchen, Josefina's mom does, believing that men can    not cook 
~Throughout the story we see the mother struggle with their rent and worrying on moving 
~End of the novel the mother works night shifts in order to pay her rent, she sleeps alone, does not continue the story furthermore and ends it at the start of another day]]> 2018-10-03 17:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288802305 LANGUAGE 353318 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288956703 There is a mix of English and Spanish all throughout the story.
  • Reinforces the concept of cultural diversity in society
  • Illustrates the cultural clash many immigrants experience
EX: Tony calls Josefina "Josie", meanwhile Josefina's mother insists he call her by her actual name. This shows a struggle derived from cultural differences, along with hinting at how some people assimilate and learn to fit into society.
]]> 2018-10-04 04:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288956703 THEME 353318 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288962934 Permanency does not exist
  • Neighborhood changes drastically, with new buildings replacing the older ones
  • All of the residents move out after rent is raised
  • Cross at the corner for a boy who died in a car accident eventually removed
  • New apartments placed at the empty lot in the neighborhood 

Cultural differences lead to assimilation
  • Classmates tease Josefina about her mother's work
  • Josefina is encouraged to learn English
  • Josefina comments how Tony's voice is sometimes like her mother's and other times like her white teacher's
  • Hispanic council members work against their own community
  • Mother obtains a new job, which she is unhappy with, and leaves behind her old one that was based on tradition
Going against / challenging circumstances
  • Modesta mentioned various times, represents taking a stand
  • Doña Carmen refuses to throw away broken angels from collection
  • Josefina puts up signs in front of homes, stating a rejection of a potential future eviction
  • Doña Carmen enters a legal battle with the city to keep her house
]]> 2018-10-04 05:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288962934 Setting 340746 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288964431  the story starts out in a one story, one bedroom house
~ is surrounded by various nature elements along with a train
~ within a small neighbor but everyone knew each other]]> 2018-10-04 05:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288964431 342650 https://padlet.com/342650/pkq53bjjjczk/wish/288994305
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