“Insecurity and dark reality traps a teen from starting a new chapter in his life” In Gary Soto, "Saturday at the Canal" represents a teen struggling to move forward on after graduating from high school. He seems to be stucks in a situation of between not letting go a part of his old life and traveling to new sight seeing city, San Francisco. In the visual, the handcuffs represent the boy being trapped in his old life not knowing what to do next. The swirls represents his dreams and ambitions which he can not achieve since he is chained up or stuck in his old life. The red symbolizes anger, he trying escape from his
