How Life Values In 'Born Worker' By Gary Soto And Celebration Of Grandfathers

Paulo Coelho once said “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” This shows that in life experiences are valuable. People's morals and values are often shaped by their life experiences whether they are good or bad. These morals and values shape the path that they will take in life. This is often shown in short literature. The two storys “Born Worker” by Gary Soto and “Celebration of Grandfathers” by Judith Ortiz, show how characters can be greatly influenced by there life experiences.

In the first piece of literature, “Born Worker”, the main character José learns a very important lesion. The story starts by Arnie, José’s cousion proposes a business proposition. Arnie proposed that he finds work for José while

When the narrator was growing up till his adulthood, his grandfather was been a big part of his life. The story begins with “Buenos Dias le de Dios, abuelo.” This how he learned to greet his grandfather. Next he goes into where his ancestors lived and how. His ancestors lived next to the Rio Grande. He also mentions that everyone worked together and they lived authentic lives. The author then goes into one of his other stories called “Bless Me.” This is about the spirit of Ultima who shows him the value of the land and nature. Next, the author describes his grandfather. He describes him as a 5’5’’ man with a beard and a walrus-mustache. He goes into detail of how independent and hard working his grandfather was through his life experiences with him. The experience that stands out tells the opposite story. The last experience the author goes into is when his grandfather was in the hospital. The author first points out the differences about his grandfather. The smell of the land was replaced with the smell of medications and vicks, his patience was gone and little things bothered him. Lastly he could not take care of himself. The narrator saw his grandfather change from a person who was a strong and independent to someone who relied on others. At the end of the story the author goes into detail about the change in the world. When the narrator grew up he learned to