How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Sí, Papá," I answered timidly. I was hurt and confused. Seeking comfort, I walked over to Roberto and whispered to him, "Someday, I will get to go pick cotton with you, Papá, and Mamá. Then I won't be left alone." (2.12)
Francisco has had his first big bummer in California: not getting to work alongside his family. While his mom, dad, and big brother head off to pick cotton, Francisco has to stay in the car and watch the baby—and when he tries to prove he can pick cotton like the rest of his family, he just gets in big trouble. So now he's super sad.
Quote #2
I knew I had no chance, but I stubbornly held on to my jacket. He pulled on one of the sleeves so hard that it ripped at the shoulder. He pulled on the right pocket and it ripped. Then Miss Scalapino's face appeared above. She pushed Curtis off of me and grabbed me by the back of the collar and picked me up off the ground. It took all the power I had not to cry. (3.22)
Poor Francisco. Mr. Sims, the principal, was so nice to give him a jacket from the used bin, and now Curtis is tearing it up. What do you think makes Francisco so bummed about this? Is it about him being beaten up? Is it about the jacket? Or is there something else going on here?
Quote #3
One night as we were praying, Torito got worse. He stiffened and clenched his arms and legs, and his eyes rolled back. Saliva dribbled from both sides of his mouth. His lips turned purple. He stopped breathing. Thinking he was dead, I started crying hysterically. Roberto and Mamá did too. […]
No one slept well that night. Torito woke up crying several times. The next morning, Mamá's eyes were puffy and red. (4.16-17)
Torito gets sick, and it's seriously scary. No one is hiding just how sad Torito's illness makes them, and it sounds like most of the family is pretty overwhelmed by their grief. Looks like the only silver lining is that the whole family is in this rough little pickle together.