(2) Before working in the vines Soto didn't understand the complaints his Mother had while working. But as time went by, and he started to mature, he soon was able to relate to his Mother. At a younger age, Soto and his brother and sister used to run around the vines and just enjoy themselve

(5) When work was over and it was all said and done with, Soto knew that all that mattered was making money. Of coarse he didn't want to be known as the "Mexican Labor Worker" who would marry some Mexican girl, have kids, and amount to nothing; but that was the only life he knew and that was the life he chose. Soto had some amount of pride in himself. He felt that if he worked hard and earned the same pay as the other men, then he would have accomplished something worth while. As long as he was satisfied with his work than everything was fine. "We returned smiling to our car happy with the money we had made and pleased that we had in a small way proved, ourselves to be tough; that we worked as well as other men and earned the same pay.

s. "Working side by side, we talked and laughed at our predicament because our Mother had warned us year after year that if we didn't get on track in school we'd have to work in the fields and then we would see." Basically in this quote, Soto is saying that if he and his s

Some common words found in the essay are:
Farm Worker, Mexican Mother, Labor Worker, West Fresno, , Soon Soto, mind busy, earned pay,
Approximate Word count = 686
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)