Authenticity And Originality In Baca's '

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From the first paragraph onwards, authenticity and originality strikes Baca’s reader. This authenticity is displayed through unparalleled illustrations and explanations full of colors and feelings, “ambulance sirens shrieked and squad car lights reddened the cool nights, flashing against the hospital walls: gray-red, gray-red”. This originality creates an atmosphere of a person sharing his whole life story to tell people the importance of expressing yourself.

Baca’s has experienced enormous amount of emotional struggle ‘‘I felt intimidated and vulnerable, ridiculed and scorned. Behind a mask of humility, I seethed with mute rebellion.’ that he is now presenting himself as a shameful and fearless person throughout the essay. Some may think

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