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Run Baby Run - Nicky Cruz
Describe the society that Nicky found himself in when he arrived in New York.
When Nicky first arrives in New York he cannot speak English, so to him the society would seem alien. He leaves Puerto Rico with only $10, and is unknowingly swindled out of it by a greedy hot dog vendor. “I’d had my first experience of American enterprise”. Nicky asks citizens for help in finding his brother, Frank, but most people ignore him. The society in the 1950’s seems to have been very prejudiced against minority groups.
Describe the school that Nicky attended in Brooklyn
Most of the students at Nicky’s school were similar to Nicky, in that they were trouble makers, from low socio-economic groups, and non Anglo-Saxon. The authority figures at Nicky’s school lacked power, and had to resort to calling in the police for major issues. The students did not pay attention in class, and the education a student received was quite poor. The school seemed less a centre of learning, and mor...
Describe the society that Nicky found himself in when he arrived in New York.
When Nicky first arrives in New York he cannot speak English, so to him the society would seem alien. He leaves Puerto Rico with only $10, and is unknowingly swindled out of it by a greedy hot dog vendor. “I’d had my first experience of American enterprise”. Nicky asks citizens for help in finding his brother, Frank, but most people ignore him. The society in the 1950’s seems to have been very prejudiced against minority groups.
Describe the school that Nicky attended in Brooklyn
Most of the students at Nicky’s school were similar to Nicky, in that they were trouble makers, from low socio-economic groups, and non Anglo-Saxon. The authority figures at Nicky’s school lacked power, and had to resort to calling in the police for major issues. The students did not pay attention in class, and the education a student received was quite poor. The school seemed less a centre of learning, and mor...
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