Theme There are actually several themes that are central to this book. One reason is that there is so much that made this movement a success. One central theme was the leadership role that the three main subjects of the book played during this movement. Raul Ruiz, Gloria Arellanes and Rosalio Muñoz were three key activists of the Chicano civil rights and empowerment struggle.
This movement was not an easy thing to accomplish. It took long term commitments from the leaders of this movement in their fight for social justice and civil rights for the Chicano people. These leaders had to “show the courage to stand out in a sea of marginalized people and continue to inspire others to fight for their rights,” this was not a small feat (Garcia, …show more content…
It was a time that brought on the realization that the Chicano people needed to “reject assimilation, embrace community empowerment, and needed to control their own resources and destiny” (Garcia, pg. 5). Raul Ruiz first began his activist role when he started working at La Raza one of the first movement newspapers, his phots became iconic symbols of the struggle. He was instrumental in organizing student walkouts, a leader of the organization Catolicos por La Raza, and ran twice for California state legislature. Gloria Arellanes was associated with the brown berets but left due to sexism running rampant in that organization and became a strong leader of the Chicana feminist movement and organized a group called Adelitas de Aztlan. Rosalio Munoz was a key figure in the Chicano antiwar …show more content…
The author describes his inspiration to fight this battle, what events took place and how the movement united Mexican Americans as they transitioned to the Chicano people. The introduction gives readers a glimpse of the three main characters in the book Ruiz, Arellanes and Muñoz. It looks at their struggle for civil rights for Chicanos, the events that forged the movement and how it changed the power Chicano’s now hold in American society.
Conclusion
The conclusion looks at the author’s view of the Chicano movement post 1975. He felt that many people believed the movement had ended. However, he disagrees with that viewpoint. He stated that “the movement continued and is still at work however; it transitioned to be fought in different ways and under new circumstances” (Garcia, pg. 313). His response was that “here I am, I’m not dead, yet” (Garcia, pg. 318). He stated that “they call themselves Latino’s now to align with other Latin Americans but their objectives are still the same” (Garcia, pg. 318).
Evidence, Writing, Goals, Weaknesses and
This movement was not an easy thing to accomplish. It took long term commitments from the leaders of this movement in their fight for social justice and civil rights for the Chicano people. These leaders had to “show the courage to stand out in a sea of marginalized people and continue to inspire others to fight for their rights,” this was not a small feat (Garcia, …show more content…
It was a time that brought on the realization that the Chicano people needed to “reject assimilation, embrace community empowerment, and needed to control their own resources and destiny” (Garcia, pg. 5). Raul Ruiz first began his activist role when he started working at La Raza one of the first movement newspapers, his phots became iconic symbols of the struggle. He was instrumental in organizing student walkouts, a leader of the organization Catolicos por La Raza, and ran twice for California state legislature. Gloria Arellanes was associated with the brown berets but left due to sexism running rampant in that organization and became a strong leader of the Chicana feminist movement and organized a group called Adelitas de Aztlan. Rosalio Munoz was a key figure in the Chicano antiwar …show more content…
The author describes his inspiration to fight this battle, what events took place and how the movement united Mexican Americans as they transitioned to the Chicano people. The introduction gives readers a glimpse of the three main characters in the book Ruiz, Arellanes and Muñoz. It looks at their struggle for civil rights for Chicanos, the events that forged the movement and how it changed the power Chicano’s now hold in American society.
Conclusion
The conclusion looks at the author’s view of the Chicano movement post 1975. He felt that many people believed the movement had ended. However, he disagrees with that viewpoint. He stated that “the movement continued and is still at work however; it transitioned to be fought in different ways and under new circumstances” (Garcia, pg. 313). His response was that “here I am, I’m not dead, yet” (Garcia, pg. 318). He stated that “they call themselves Latino’s now to align with other Latin Americans but their objectives are still the same” (Garcia, pg. 318).
Evidence, Writing, Goals, Weaknesses and