An Opportunity

Sanchez Monica
English 105, M-W
Professor: Amanda Reyes

Summary of piece #1

A pastel colored picture shows two immigrants looking through what appears to be the boarder that divides Mexico with the United States. The wall is very high and at the very top you can the sharp pointy spirals that make it impossible for anyone to climb it. In this picture you can see crosses attached to the wall going across the wall. If you look closely to the crosses you'll notice there's names written on each cross a long with the country the person lived in. Each cross represents someone who dies attempting to cross the boarder. The clouds look a bit dark as if the day was gloomy. There is a lot of dirt as if they're in a desert place. One of the guys is sitting on top of his belongings on him while the other one just has a sweater tied around his waist.

Analysis of piece #1

This painting is called two immigrants created by Christian Faltis. He is a professor and oil painter. Many people can relate to what's going on in this picture because loosing someone in attempt to coming to the United States is a common problem. It is very sad when you don't know what happened to your love one and last time you spoke to that person they told you they were coming to the United States but never made it. People die in attempting to cross the boarder daily. There is always risks in coming here as illegal immigrants.

Summary of piece #2

Young hard working children/adults working on a hot day. In this picture you can see three children dressed very poorly. They are carrying heavy buckets on their shoulder. Their face expressions show that the buckets are heavy. One kid looks tired, he is closing his eyes while carrying the bucket, the other kid is in the middle with  a hat on and the other kid looks red and tired. In the background you can see a lot of green plants and dirt on the ground. Second picture you can see hard working adults all wearing straw hats in a hot day. All the adults are sitting down with  their knees on what appears to be a vegetable field. There is buckets and big bags around the field where they are putting the stuff in, and you can see someone wearing a total different outfit then the rest so I'm guessing that's their boss.

Analysis of piece #2

Children in other countries start working at a very young age. They start helping out their parents really young due to their financial struggle. Illegal immigrants work so hard to provide for their families. They are willing to work long hours on hot days without complaints.

Summary of piece #3.

A picture taken of Central American people on board of La bestia (deadly train) shows exactly how packed the train gets of people trying to come to the United States. This train is very long. You can see adults, children, babies on board. There is hardly any space, people are literally hanging from one arm, others are standing. People are way at the top while others are way at the bottom. Their is a lot of trees around them. Aside of the people who are already on board you can see other people are still standing on the bottom waiting to catch a spot on the deadly train.

Analysis of piece #3

La bestia is a primary travel way that Central Americans prefer. Risking their lives they board this deadly train. A lot of people have died while on board or have been critically injured. Some examples are people falling asleep while on board they have slipped off and died, some others have been shot by gangs on board, others have lost their legs or arms. Its a big risk boarding this train. Pretty scary if you ask me.

Summary of piece #4

In this painting you can see an American flag in one half and Mexican flag on the other side. People on the side of the Mexican flag walking towards the American flag. There is one girl in the middle which you can see a shower above her head wetting her completely. People are walking in a straight line. The front guy is green, some people are bare footed, while others are wearing boots or sandals. It must be a hot day because most people are wearing shorts and you can see a guy wearing his muscle shirt while his t-shirt is folded on top of his shoulder.

Analysis of piece #4

This painting was painted by Juan Carlos Marcia's. This painting is displayed in the National museum. In this picture he is describing the code-switching of crossing the boarder from being Mexican, to what people consider a white washed Mexican American. This is a transition that every Chicano/Chicana can relate to.