Cesar Chavez Book Report

After having read and watched the video about Cesar Chavez’s union, I gained an understanding about his long struggle to gain rights for field workers. But after having attended the event “What I learned about Cesar Chavez” I even gained a better understanding about how Cesar Chavez accomplished what he did. Throughout Grossman's lecture I was able to form several connections to what I learned from the book. Grossman spoke about Cesar Chavez’s determination and ability to inspire others. These characteristics inspired me to fight for what I believe in.

From what I learned from the book and lecture Cesar Chavez was well liked among his followers and union members. Although in the beginning he might have been underestimated. Grossman mentioned that people who had never met him thought that Cesar Chavez would be a tall, handsome man after having heard about the accomplishments he reached. But when they finally met him, they met a humble man who looked just

But after learning from Grossman about how Cesar Chavez disliked lazy people and was always working long hours and even all week, this no longer surprised me. He even had to sacrifice family time in order to spend more time on his union. During the book, it stated that “Cesar endured hardships and sacrifices in building the movement,” As well as “No one could tell Cesar Chavez to spend more or reduce his hectic pace.” I believe it must have been a difficult for Chavez to sacrifice spending time with his wife and children, in order to give his full attention to his union.The book states that “Caesar wasn’t around much when his children were growing up.” But that he “figured that the best way to spend time with his children was to have them work with him.” This demonstrates how he valued hard work and wanted his children to learn this from