My understanding and summary of “Coming into language” is about a young illiterate Hispanic male who had to struggle through the hardships of being racially profiled as a murderer. A self-titled “Chicano,” Baca felt the cultural prejudice early in life which lead to clashes with the police. At age seventeen Baca was detained by police as a suspect in a murder. All of this because of he was not willing to tell authorities how he received a gash on his arm. While in prison awaiting trial, Baca finds himself listening to other inmates reading aloud. It is here, that he seems to begin appreciating written language. Two years after being released from custody, he is arrested again on drug charges and receives a million-dollar bail. Unable to pay,
