![]() ![]() Mami and her sister have a very close relationship and also since Yunior’s abuelo was living with them in the Dominican it is clear that bond is strong as well. Aunts, Uncles, and a grandfather a characters intertwined regularly with the main character’s lives. Family plays a large role in this novel as well. Mami is very poor when her husband leaves for New York, however even when they are living in Washington Heights the family remains in a state of poverty. ![]() Another theme of poverty is apparent throughout the reading so far, spanning from their childhood in the Dominican up to his drug dealing days on the streets. The violence continues and is seen clearly in the chapter Aurora where Yunior mentions punching her and a worm of blood seeping from her ear. Similar to “Down These Mean Streets”, the violence begins at a very young age. In the scene were Rafa attacks the boy to see what is under his mask I’m struck by the complete lack of compassion in the brothers. For example the first relating to violence. I found Drown to touch on a lot of the major themes we’ve seen in class up to this point. ![]()
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