In Victor Martinez’s novel “Parrot In The Oven Mi Vida” . He brings the main character Manny Hernandez to life. Throughout the book Manny goes through a series of positive and negative events , one of those events also includes joining a gang. Manny grows as a person and becomes more independent, since at the beginning his family seemed to depend a lot on Manny in different ways. But Manny later learns that there's much worst in life , that he yet has not experienced. Victor as the author uses the following strategies to bring this character to life dialogue, Interior Monologue , and Action.
At the beginning of the story Manny had a goal he wanted to get a baseball glove . Throughout the book his goal changed but the real meaning behind the baseball glove is the important part. In chapter one and quote Manny said “I imagined already being on the baseball team at school, and people looking at me. Manny have a lot to do with being successful and having others notice him. His dream of owning the glove, then, is symbolic of his dream of fitting …show more content…
Manny at that moment was very vulnerable and these kids would hurt him in such way that her felt so scared he hoped not to run into them again. In another even in the book (pg.47) Manny is in a rough situation where his dad is chasing his mother around with a gun. Manny says the following “ I wanted to run , but I couldn’t signal my legs to move” form of interior monologue, He was afraid of his father , that was completely paralyzed. As you can tell Manny is a very fragile character and avoids to stay out of trouble. His goal changes in chapter ten his goal is to kiss a girl, the author shows the strategy action it represents that Manny is becoming more mature and is growing up and changing the way he looks at things in his
At the beginning of the story Manny had a goal he wanted to get a baseball glove . Throughout the book his goal changed but the real meaning behind the baseball glove is the important part. In chapter one and quote Manny said “I imagined already being on the baseball team at school, and people looking at me. Manny have a lot to do with being successful and having others notice him. His dream of owning the glove, then, is symbolic of his dream of fitting …show more content…
Manny at that moment was very vulnerable and these kids would hurt him in such way that her felt so scared he hoped not to run into them again. In another even in the book (pg.47) Manny is in a rough situation where his dad is chasing his mother around with a gun. Manny says the following “ I wanted to run , but I couldn’t signal my legs to move” form of interior monologue, He was afraid of his father , that was completely paralyzed. As you can tell Manny is a very fragile character and avoids to stay out of trouble. His goal changes in chapter ten his goal is to kiss a girl, the author shows the strategy action it represents that Manny is becoming more mature and is growing up and changing the way he looks at things in his