Racism In Nayeli's Life

In the town of Tress Camarones the daily life of Nayeli and her friends is a simple life but it lacks adventure and the girl’s spend most of their free time dreaming of how beautiful things are in the United States. They absorb different cultures throw a computer that was given to them by a friend name Matt who was station there because he was a missioner. All the girls and Tacho have their own unique personalities and ideas of what life must be like in the United States. During one day when the girls go out to catch crabs Nayeli had notice how the crabs would climb to the top of the bucket, but another crab would drag it down. That’s when Nayeli compared herself stating “that’s us, that’s Mexico” that is one comparison to the life in the world that Nayeli and her friends are living …show more content…
The girls’ cross the border and Nayeli in accompany with Atomiko, Tacho and Chava head to get Angel to join the group. On their way they stop in a super market in the town of Del Mar to pick up groceries. At the super market Tacho and Nayeli are confronted with two racist skin heads that call them illegals and that is there first experience of racism which puts a social border that they must cross to complete their mission (247). Tacho and Nayeli would fantasize back home for hours of how great life would be to live in a country where everyone would love you and appreciate a person more. But their bubble was soon pop by an immigrant who they thought would understand them since they had the connection of being Mexican but his present culture has played the role to turn him against his kind. Tacho and Nayeli got a taste of the difficulties of both worlds were the social standards for one immigrant might not be the same as for another. The border continues to play its role in the journey of the girls throughout there challenge to get throw their