Where Are The Mericans Short Story

Where are the Mericans The short story Mericans is about the time these bi cultural kids spend waiting for their so called awful grandmother inside of the church. In the short story “Mericans" the setting is never specified. I feel like this was done on purpose so the readers can decide for themselves. The setting to a story is one of the most important aspects of a story . The settings develops the characters because they are shaped by their surroundings. It also helps develop the plot so that it can be more easily transitioned. The main purpose of this short story was to show how multi cultural kids experience different interaction based on their race and the setting, how the kids interact greatly affect people actions towards them. These children are …show more content…
Though the exact location of the church was never mentioned it, can be inferred that it’s either in Mexico or in the south west United States like Texas or California. I believe the story is set in the United States. The kids are outside waiting and their is a plaza that seems similar to a park or outdoor shopping center which are very common in America. When the tourist greet them the kids react as if it is a common question they receive. With that being said it adds to the feeling of it being it the united states, because where they its common for people to mistake them for solely spanish speaking. The church they're are waiting for their grandmother at seems very classical. The mental picture of the church is a small building big enough to hold maybe twenty or thirty people. I also imagine it a very tight knit community church where everybody knows everybody and the kids have a reputation of being disruptive and disrespectful inside of the church. That behavior could come from the kids not respecting their culture. They do not see the old culture as being relevant in their lives other than when they are made