Analysis Of Place To Stand By Jimmy Santiago Baska

Each person, at some point, will be confronted with obstacles, troubles they will not see coming, and things that will prevent them from achieving their goals. Once a person becomes so defeated, however, all hope is either lost—or found. By this, a person’s life will change dramatically, and how they deal with these issues will ultimately determine one’s character and grit. With regards to Jimmy Santiago Baca’s A Place to Stand, he depicts the difficulties he confronted, and he wishes to be acknowledged by the general public, his companions, and by his family. Even though he faces a lot of challenges, he is determined to find his right place—his right place to stand. Thus, Jimmy Santiago Baca’s story is one about the positive view of life and …show more content…
During his childhood, the only time Baca feels free was with his grandparents, and he was free to do whatever he wants. He was able to hang around town, play with his sister and brother and also feel free. In the other hand, his grandparents were limited, and there would hardly be anyone who actually cares about him and his sister and brother. He always feels alone without having a guardian who tells him what is right and wrong. He only has his brother and sister beside him, but even that he still left alone. Where this shows that Baca 's family is not coherent as much as Baca needed for him to feel happy. In fact, despite his grandparent 's care, Baca sees his family as a family that is separated. Baca writes: "I expected her to lend me the money. When she said no, I wanted to beg her to reconsider but was too proud. I realized that my mother had already succeeded in turning her against me. I felt better because I’d always done things for her” (Baca 89). Baca seems to be hated from his sister as well since his mother is already no paying attention to him. First, his mother left him alone, and now he thought his sister is doing the same thing again. Beside feeling of loneliness, Baca also has battled with homelessness, and he also writes: “ Mieyo and I were driving instead to an orphanage and dropped off …We were not coddled or given any special treatment at the orphanage, nor did anyone tell us anything about our parents” (Baca 18). With been left by their parents, Baca and his brother are sent out to an orphanage. At the orphanage, Baca picked up an awful notoriety by continually attempting to flee, which landed him in a confinement place for young men. The sentiment depression and needed for somebody to be close to him is getting profound inside Baca and he still looks for recognition from his family. Even though he is getting older,