In “Black Hair,” Gary Soto discusses the main character’s obstacle of being a Mexican and poor. Gary informs the reader about the character’s background; whom is a seventeen year-old runaway. He tells the story through this character’s point of view.
This character finds how difficult it is to find a job when he looks and smells like he hasn’t showered in days, along with being from a Mexican ethnicity. One thing Gary did not discuss in his passage, was the date. The time period could affect job opportunities in not only Mexican ethnicity but other minority groups.
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