Los Vendidos
The play written by Luis Valdez, Los Vendidos, an interpretation of how American people see Mexican Americans is played through a drama. A secretary from Governor Reagan, Miss Jimenez, comes to a shop in hopes of finding a Mexican to bring to a gathering to create diversity in the crowd. The “shop” owner, Honest Sancho, is a business man trying to sell these Mexican Americans. Miss Jimenez is looking for a Mexican who is perfect. While Sancho is trying to help find the perfect Mexican, Miss Jimenez points out that none of the Mexicans Sancho describes will be good enough. As the reader is reading the play or watching the play, the reader will quickly be able to see the true meaning and how the writer is displaying these events. The writer shows the watchers, as well as the readers, how Americans treat Mexicans in the world today.
Miss Jimenez and Honest Sancho are two very different characters. Honest Sancho seems to be a dynamic character meaning the characters personality changes. “The apparent proprietor of the Used Mexican Lot and Mexican Curio Shop, Honest Sancho sells robots that represent Mexican stereotypes.” (Matus). Sancho acquires to every need that …show more content…
The drama was created to show readers how different populations are treated so others can try to do something about it. Without the different props used in the play and the characters style and attitudes, the reader would not have been able to see the point that the author is trying to show. The author had to come up with different styles and techniques to keep the readers’ and watchers’ attention. This story would be considered a comedy and a farce in some way. Luis Valdez creates funny parts of the play as well as the crude jokes and slurs mentioned in the story. To try and put this play into one specific category would be hard. But to put it into two different categories, maybe even another, would be the best
The play written by Luis Valdez, Los Vendidos, an interpretation of how American people see Mexican Americans is played through a drama. A secretary from Governor Reagan, Miss Jimenez, comes to a shop in hopes of finding a Mexican to bring to a gathering to create diversity in the crowd. The “shop” owner, Honest Sancho, is a business man trying to sell these Mexican Americans. Miss Jimenez is looking for a Mexican who is perfect. While Sancho is trying to help find the perfect Mexican, Miss Jimenez points out that none of the Mexicans Sancho describes will be good enough. As the reader is reading the play or watching the play, the reader will quickly be able to see the true meaning and how the writer is displaying these events. The writer shows the watchers, as well as the readers, how Americans treat Mexicans in the world today.
Miss Jimenez and Honest Sancho are two very different characters. Honest Sancho seems to be a dynamic character meaning the characters personality changes. “The apparent proprietor of the Used Mexican Lot and Mexican Curio Shop, Honest Sancho sells robots that represent Mexican stereotypes.” (Matus). Sancho acquires to every need that …show more content…
The drama was created to show readers how different populations are treated so others can try to do something about it. Without the different props used in the play and the characters style and attitudes, the reader would not have been able to see the point that the author is trying to show. The author had to come up with different styles and techniques to keep the readers’ and watchers’ attention. This story would be considered a comedy and a farce in some way. Luis Valdez creates funny parts of the play as well as the crude jokes and slurs mentioned in the story. To try and put this play into one specific category would be hard. But to put it into two different categories, maybe even another, would be the best