Inabilities Create Destruction In Gary Soto's Looking For Work

Inabilities Create Destruction
One's inability to connect with oneself and or others can be a direct translation of a traumatic incident either in their past or present. In Gary Soto's "Looking for Work" Gary, the protagonist, is being described as a child going on an adventure to find his true self. All throughout this essay, Gary longs to be like the high-class white people that he watches on the television. Gary understands that his mother can't provide him with that type of lavish lifestyle, but he still wants to believe that it is possible. In the conclusion, Gary learns that in order to enjoy the good things in life he has to work for what he wants. On the opposite end in Cris Beam's "The End of June" Oneida, the protagonist, goes on …show more content…
Doris did so in an untasteful and heinous manner. She was focused on the end goal and wasn't worried about what the agencies tornado of lies would destruct behind them. Her heart was pure, but her intentions weren't. So, when she found out that a couple by the name of Mindy and Glenn were thinking about becoming foster parents. Doris' initial reaction was to do anything she could to make it work. This included lying about Oneidas true goals and passions. Sometimes the agency would use a clip called "Wednesday's Child" to in a way advertise what children were available for adoption. Doris said that, "I've always felt uncomfortable with these kinds of public displays: they're a little too close to human auctions, where minors advertise their attributes and hawk their cuteness, their vulnerability, their need. Children aren't products, and they shouldn't be featured on commercials as such" (Beam 64). Still Doris had her featured on "Wednesday's Child", with a main goal of placing her into a home at all costs. Not only did this portray a false image for viewers and showed Oneida yet again that her real self wasn't good enough. As pictured in the clip, Mindy and Glenn were expecting to meet a young woman; who enjoyed salsa dancing, and that longs for a hardworking family that would stretch her. During Doris' meeting with Mindy and Glenn, she discussed the systematic timeline that is normally followed precisely. When Oneida "unknowingly" walks in, this action instead of inevitable delaying the process it actually expedites it. Causing what would have been the first official meet in greet that would have lasted an hour to a couple hours; to turn into a full three-day weekend. You feel the curiosity and hesitation in Mindy and Glenn's decision, but at the same time, they long for this to work just as much as Oneida and Doris