My remarkable canvas by Margaret O'Malley https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc Made with magic en-us 2017-11-14 19:46:51 UTC 2017-11-17 19:35:25 UTC hello@padlet.com In Negacios, Junot Diez displays community as an impactful part of his fathers’s life, describing how his father would not have been able to bring his family to America or become a citizen without the help of good Samarians along the way. m_o_malley1 https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206938300 2017-11-14 19:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206938300 “And from talking to the gringa downstairs that Eulio wasn’t paying culo for rent.” (Diez, 173). m_o_malley1 https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206952473 2017-11-14 20:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206952473 Analysis m_o_malley1 https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206953030 Junot Diez’s father finally finds a place to sleep. He worked hard to pay for his new, expensive rent, which allows him to only sleep on a floor, and to send money to his family back home. After talking with a friendly neighbor, he realizes he is being cheated. His father is paying for his rent as well as his roommate’s. However, the friendly neighbor helped him get out of an unfair living situation and save lots of money.]]> 2017-11-14 20:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/206953030 “A friend had invited him to house in Corona, Queens, where fellow Dominicans we’re celebrating la Noche Buena together.” (Diaz, 182) m_curley https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207232701 2017-11-15 15:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207232701 “Twice he hitched rides from truckers who took pity on the shivering man.” (Diaz, 175) m_curley https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207234119 2017-11-15 15:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207234119 Analysis m_curley https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207235453 He was alone in New York, away from his family and had little to no friends. He was an outsider, he wasn’t familiar with the language and he was struggling to send money back to his family. Being invited to a party with other Dominicans allowed Junot Diaz’s father to feel welcome and comfortable away from his family. Although the Dominican is far from New York, he felt at home.]]> 2017-11-15 15:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207235453 Analysis m_curley https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207238273 When Junot Diaz’s father was traveling, he had little money and no communications. He was experiencing several complications while in New York, no family, no friends, no money, and barely a place to sleep at night. When the truck drivers, out of the goodness of there heart, offered him a ride, he saw the good in humanity, which he had earlier lost. ]]> 2017-11-15 15:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207238273 Conclusion m_o_malley1 https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207818182 In one chapter, Junot Diaz manages to capture such an essential factor in his father’s story. The community environment in Negocios provokes the audience to reflect on their own generosity, as well as the way they have been treated.]]> 2017-11-16 18:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/m_o_malley1/qny5qya5othc/wish/207818182