Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Puerto Rico - Reymundo was born in this Commonwealth, although he had very few memories of the island and none of them pleasant.

Chicago - Reymundo's mother and Emilio moved the family from Puerto Rico to an apartment on the south side of this city.

Humboldt Park - When Reymundo's mother married Pedro, he moved the family to this neighborhood.

Roberto Clemente High School - This new high school in Humboldt Park was primarily the territory of the Latin Kings when Reymundo first attended it, making him one of the cool kids.

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