DTMS pgs: 128- 190

In the pages of 120 through 190 we see more events that Piri is encoutering. He sells drugs so that he is capable of earings some kind of money for himself. He was still having issues with the white nd feleing as if he will only feel like he belongs is in his barrio. But even though he disliked the "paddys" he still liked girls and it didnt matter what color they were. especaially when it come to his girlfriend, Trina. But before all of that Piri and his friend Brew go on down South to see how life would be for them down there and when telling this to his parens,Piri expresses how he feels. He tells his family how he feels as if hes the black sheep of the family because of the color of skin that he is. On thier trip down South they see how its harder down their when it comes to race than what it was in Harlem. Piri faces racisim while entering a restraunt and is told to leave the place. As well on the ship that he's working for when he makes his journey down South.



I think its kinda wrong that he has o sell drugs just o earn money. But i understand where he's comming from. Being a different reace, or being precieved as a black person when he's puerto rican so it makes it harder for him to get a ob, and he has to do what he can to at least earn some money. And him finally telling his family how he really feels makes it seem like he has some weigh off of his shoulder. Making the readers see why he is the way he is. And witht he girls it was as if he didnt mind what colors girls were to him, because he just saw them for what they were for and not what color they were. Like whe it came to Trina, it does puzzle us on why he's with a white girl when he himself dislieks whites. But it shows us that maybe Piri is starting to ease into the whole racism thing.

English 28 pgs 70-128

In pages 70-128 of, "Down These Mean Srtreets", Piri faces new challenges in his life. First we see him trying to work for low wages by cleaning shoes for 15 cents than his friends get into it by selling lemonade by stealing supplies that they need from the store. Which they decide to do it again but this time they rob the store, wherre two of Piri's friends get caught by the police. Than he ends up moving to Long Island trading his old life to a new one being surrounded with a bunch of "paddys" that dont even want him there. He than faced "racism" when he was applying for a job. It seems as if Piri is dealing with alot. Finding it hard to earn money especially with the way the economy is. Dealing with racism where he lives and with trying to earn a job. Which makes him dislike people of other color because of how they treat him.

English 28 pgs 70-128

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English 28 pgs 1-69

Summary: In chapter one through chapter seven in Piri Thomas novel, "Down These Mean Streets" he, PIri , talks about his life in Harlem. The first chapter talks about his relationship between him and his father, how he feels as if they don't get along. How he feels that he treats him differently from his other siblings. The next chapter he talks about the issues of home feeling poor because his father was laid off and how they didn't have any heat in their house because it was during the time of winter, and it was during the time of depression. Then he starts to talk about his block his "barrio" and how things are there with his friends. Bt dealing with that, do to his skin color, he felt as if he didn't belong. That's when he deals with him leaving his barrio where he felt accustomed to, to an area where no one likes him. Dealing with racism and violence.





In my response, Piri tends to deal with issues that urban Hispanics deals with. Dealing with financial problems in a household. But I think what he deals with the most is how other see him due to his skin color, and because of this he feels that his own father treats him differently. And not only that but the new area where he
Ives. I guess anywhere were someone moves into and are new, will tend to get treated differently. But it's still wrong when a father treats them that way.