Barrio Boy (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernesto Galarza
- First Published: 1971
- Time of Work: 1905–1921
- Setting: Mexico, Arizona, and California
- Principal Characters: Ernesto Galarza, Henriqueta, Esther, Gustavo, José, Catarino López, Mrs. Dodson, Mr. Brien, Francisco Madero
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Teenagers, Revolutions, Autobiography, 1910’s, 1920’s, Poverty or poor people, Immigration or emigration, Multiculturalism, Mexican Americans, Mexico or Mexicans, Latinos
- Locales: Mexico, Sacramento, CA
Form and Content
Ernesto Galarza divides the narrative of Barrio Boy into five parts, each corresponding roughly to a place in which his family lived. The first part tells of the family’s early history and Galarza’s first five years of life in Jalcocotán, a village high in the Sierra Madre range. There, Ernesto learned his native language as he listened to tales of ancient Native Americans and ghosts, sang songs, and played in the street. He enjoyed life in this free village, where none of its dwellers were indebted to the haciendas of the faraway valleys. He...
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