My overall impression of scene 6 was that it was okay, i did not like the end result. Just because primarily Mexicans, Filipinos and blacks wore the zoot suits it didn't necessarily mean that they were the only ones to wear them during that time. It saddened me and angered me to read that Pachuco was yet another victim of the harassment toward Pachucos. To be stripped down, and humiliated in front of all your "carnales" is simply unjust and demeaning. Overall this was the scene that got me the most angry because Pachuco was doing nothing but trying to clear up the names for Pachucos.
"You savages weren't even wearing clothes when the white man pulled you out of the jungle." pg.80
The press said this to the Pachuco when they (Pachuco and the Marines) were going to get into a fight, over some stupid nonsense that meant nothing, but that one fight, sparked an entire crime raid of riots against the Pachucos. The reason that this was said to the Pachuco was because
This specific quote is important because it signifies what the white people think of the minorites at the time, in which they feel as though they are superior than the Mexicans, Filipinos, and blacks and they feel as though they shouldnt have the right to "waste" fabric that is "rightfully" thiers. The quote shows the hate and the tension building between the Pachucos and the "whites". It very well does add to the riots, because with this attitude that the marines began to show as they returned from the war, it sparked a crime raid of fights, and violence in the streets of LA.
Question: Was it only the Marines that got into fights with the Pachucos, or was it just anyone who just simply did not agree with what was happening in LA at the time?
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I like the fact that me and you agree on the quote that the press says. I thought the quote was very offensive and showed how the white (high class) people thought of the minority.
ReplyDeleteI think more people joined the marines at the time not only because they did not agree what was happening but because they tried to protect the people or support the people who were fighting for there country. Take the press for example maybe it was the newspaper reporter saying that but the civilians themselves. The reason I think this is because the people are influenced by the media and at that time the newspaper was the main focus that people sought for reassurance on the news around them.