Scene 9

Return To The Barrio- I really enjoyed reading this scene because it showed more of how each personality was. I came to understand Henry's family more and how nice they were to stick by his side. I became intense when i started to read the part where Henry found out that Della had moved in and Alice had heard. I became intense because i knew how Henry was feeling at the moment since Alice his "crush" was there. Rudy quote was, "Henry Reyna went to Korea in 1950. He was shipped across in a destroyer and defended the 38th Parallel until he was kille din Inchon in 1952, being posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal Honor' pg.94. This quote was important to me because being a "minority" many upper class people seem to try to find the worse of us so they have something bad to say but Henry only showed those people different, so i was really proud of him.

Question: Would you have expected Henry of dying a different way?

Scene 8

The Winning Of The War- I found this scene boring and confusing. The people screamed "Freedom!!!" on page 87. I thought this quote was just to sum things up that we had won the war. I didnt really find anything interesting so thats why it was boring to me. And it was also confusing me because of all the dates and events that were happening.

Question: Would you call Rudy a better person than Henry just because he went to war?

Scene 7

Alice: I did enjoy this scene because it started to reveal the feelings that Henry and Alice had for eachother. "Its stupid for us to fight like this. I look foward to coming here for weeks. Just to talk to you, to be with you, to see your eyes." pg. 84, I thought this quote exposed alot of how Alice felt about Henry. Later on in the scene Henry then starts to show his feelings for Alice which i thought was crazy because Henry has a "girlfriend" back at home.

Question: Why do you think that Alice started to have feelings for Henry?

Scene 6

The Peoples Lawyer- I thought that this section of the story was funny because the pachucos didnt end up finding out that George the "Lawyer" understood some spanish after they talked all thier mess about George. Pachuco: "Better check him out, ese. He looks like a cop." El Pachuco says this to Henry on page 40. I thought that this section was where the pachucos really had to give a good thought about who they were about to trust, which made it so much more interesting. But over all i eally did enjoy this section of the story.

Question- If you were in Henry's position would you have trusted george right off the back? Why?

Scene 5

The Press- It was some what confusing to me, I understood that Lt. Edwards says, "You can't change the spots on a leopard" to the Press on page 38. Lt. Edwards is talking about Henry Reyna & what i believe that he is trying to say is that he doesnt believe that anyone can change the inner pachuco that he carries around with him. I believe that this quote is important to the entire story because it actually gives you a clue on how Lt. Edwards feels about Henry.

Question- Why is it that the press wants to know all about Henry Reyna?