“Darius & the Clouds” on page 34 was the vignette that surprised me the most. Darius seems like a bully but with a soft spot. He chases little girls around with a stick and thinks he’s tough, but one day he looks up and notices how beautiful the sky and clouds are. He points at one and says, “You all see that cloud, that fat one there?…See that. That’s God”. Even. though he seems like a kid with a tough exterior, this quote demonstrates he believes in God and that things that are beautiful are his or made from him.
“The Family of Little Feet” on page 39 intrigued me the most. The girl’s all had a new found confidence with their “new look” when they had their heels on. But then, things took a turn. On page 41, the girl’s start to get nervous when a homeless man tries to kiss one of them and she doesn’t seem to see the danger in it. The girls all try to get away and instantly want to go back to their “old looks” because they don’t want to attract this type of attention anymore.
“And Some More” puzzled me the most because Rachel, a little girl, starts to call Esperanza, the narrator, names for no reason. She calls her fat and ugly, and then talks about her mom. This seemed like she was projecting because she was making fun of Esperanza for no reason and she started it.
One thought on “Raiza Mallol Discussion 16”
Raiza, I noticed his sensitive side also. His actions though, like chasing the little girls, I looked at that as a typical boy. I have no clue why they must chase the girls, especially the ones they like, but they do, lol. I felt like we were given a glimpse of a deeper and introspective side of Darius.