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Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Under the Feet of Jesus - 2nd Period Post Chapter One and Four
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The ideas in this text are different than the ideas in Harry Potter. In the Harry Potter trilogy, Harry loses his real parents but finds a surrogate family with the Weasley family and surrogate parents in Arthur and Molly. Potter embraces his new family and trusts his new parents. However, in this novel, Estrella loses her father when he leaves the family but gains a new father in the form of Perfecto. Unlike Potter, Estrella openly rejects him, not even giving him a chance. Potter shows an acceptance for new family, while Estrella continues to be stubborn and stuck in the past.
ReplyDeleteI understand what I just read because in my own life, I had difficulty accepting my new orchestra teacher. My teacher of 3-years had just retired and I wasn’t ready to accept that she was gone. While losing a father is a more intimate separation than losing a teacher, the fundamental idea is still the same. Estrella and I both hate change, especially since the present is so good.
What I read makes me think about the Loyalists in the American Revolution. Previously, I couldn’t understand the Loyalist position to stay with their oppressors, but after reading the first chapter of the novel, I am starting to comprehend their position. The Loyalists were afraid of change. They were afraid of the unknown and as such, they ran back to what they already knew – Great Britain.
What I just read reminds me of the movie McFarland USA, where mexican-american migrant workers must work in a field while maintaining a family. Thomas, unlike Estrella, has his father but has to act as the father role model which Estrella has, Perfecto.
ReplyDeleteWhat I just read reminds me of the time when my own father left. I had a close attachment to him, and felt very disappointed/sad when he left. Unlike Estrella, however, she received a second father figure chance and I had to learn to move on without him. She doesn't accept Perfecto and I didn't accept him leaving but I learned to cope with it.
What I just read makes me wonder about how a male impacts us so much especially as a father.
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DeleteWhat I just read reminds me of the movie McFarland USA, where mexican-american migrant workers must work in a field while maintaining a family. Thomas, unlike Estrella, has his father but has to act as the father role model which Estrella has, Perfecto.
ReplyDeleteWhat I just read reminds me of the time when my own father left. I had a close attachment to him, and felt very disappointed/sad when he left. Unlike Estrella, however, she received a second father figure chance and I had to learn to move on without him. She doesn't accept Perfecto and I didn't accept him leaving but I learned to cope with it.
What I just read makes me wonder about how a male impacts us so much especially as a father.
What I just read reminds me of the movie McFarland, USA. Although the movie mainly focuses on kids developing a good cross country team, the movie shows the struggles that the kids and families have to go through when working as migrant workers out in the fields.
ReplyDeleteI understand/ can relate to what I just read because when I was younger, around the age of 4, my parents divorced and from then on I never heard from my dad again. Throughout most of my life I was raised by my mom. Due to this experience I can relate to Estrella losing her father and being raised by a single mother.
What I just read makes me think about migrant workers and how they struggle to support/provide for their children because this is an issue that not only goes on today but it has also happened in the past. In the novel you can tell it is hard for Estrella and her family and they go through a lot. This also makes me wonder if this is something that will always continue to happen as time progresses.
-Noelia I.
What I just read differs from the book " Are you there God, It's me Margaret" in the way that although both Margaret and Estrella are moving Margaret seems to make the best she can of the situation but Estrella on the other hand seems to be very upset and take this out on her brother and those around her.
ReplyDeleteWhat I just read reminds me of the time when my mother started dating again. My father died when I was very little so I never had the chance at a real relationship with him although his traits have somehow passed on to me. As I got older my mom had a steady boyfriend that was always around and at one point moved in with us along with his 5 children. Like Estrella I never accepted him as my father or even a father figure because in my heart I still believed that I had one dad and that dad was in heaven but it definitely was not the man my mother was dating. Therefore I understand what Estella must be feeling towards Perfecto.
What I just read makes me think about a child's ability to fully accept a step-parent or parent figure after parent death.
~Aliyah
The song hunger strike by temple of the dog comes to my mind for some reason during the time I was reading this book. In the song it says lyrics like, "And they're farming babies while slaves are working" which I can relate to the labor that the young boys are doing in the book.
ReplyDeleteIn my own life, I can relate to how Estrella only has distant memories of her father, but all of them are good in her eyes. I see it that way with some of my family members that are no longer with me.
-Abby
As I read the book, i found that it was very similar to the book Esperanza's Rising, both families were immigrant workers. Esperanza however, came from riches in Mexico, but her father was killed, and her and her mother had to move to the US in fear of also being murdered.Like Estrella, Esperanza didn't have a father. Both girls were mostly just trying to find their place.
ReplyDeleteThe book does hit home because my family had also gone through a similar situation. When my grandparents were young they came to the United States in hopes of a better future, not only for them, but for the future generations to come. They came and worked in fields for 10 cents a day, living in huts with other immigrant workers, they saved enough money to then bring their children over. From there they enrolled them into school, and continued to work day and night to ensure that their children would become something,that they could later become citizens and not face the struggles they had to.I read this and it shows me just how much by grandparents worked to create a better future.
Reading Under the feet of Jesus, makes me think.How much faith people put into the "American Dream."
ASHLEY OLVERA
As I read the book, I found Some of it very relatable to the book Voices from the Fields because although the book isn't completely about working in the fields, the Examples that they use about migrants are very similar.
ReplyDeleteThe book relates to some family friends because they came to the united states to have better opportunities but were hit with reality and stuck in a farm or moving around from place to place trying to make a living. They were mislead by the so called American dream. Closely related to Estrella and her family.
Reading the book makes me think how do migrant workers feel when they get to America and get hit with reality.
What I just read reminds me of the movie Under The Same Moon because a single mother leaves her young son in Mexico and illegally crosses the border into the U.S. She hopes by being in the U.S to eventually make a better life for her son and herself. It's similar to the book Under The Feet Of Jesus because in a way it deals with how the father isn't there so the mom tries to provide for her son.
DeleteWhat I read reminded me of my parents crossing the border (El Rio Bravo) to Texas to seek a better life for them and I since the economy in Mexico was tough. Also they both wanted a better life for my siblings and I compared to how they lived in Mexico they want us to study and graduate also having each one of us a career.
It's related to the outside world where Mexicans have crossed illegally in search for a better lifestyle. It indicates how people have faith for a place filled with a lot of opportunities.
-Jazmin Moreno
What I just read reminds me of the TV show "Downton Abbey". This TV show focuses on an aristocratic family, the Granthams, who do not enjoy change, like Estrella. However, Estrella has a father figure, but the Grantham children have an actual father.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what I just read because in my own life, when I was a toddler, my parents had a divorce. I have lived in a single parent home for many years. Estrella's situation is similar to my life because her father left her family, but she does have Perfecto, who is like a father to her.
What I just read makes me think how many children live with one parent. Many families go through the hardships that Estrella and her family experience.
- Shawna E.
What I just read reminds of this movie called Brotherly love. In the movie a 20 something year old boy named June watches over and provides for his family after the death of his father,but his father is not replaced. Instead of working in migrant fields june and his twin siblings who are both seniors in highschool work toward getting out of the hoods of Philadelphia. Just like Estrella and her family working in the immigrant fields and still trying to maintain their family, June trys to work the streets and keep his siblings in school and on the right path, maintenance. june doesn't accept new people In his hood like Estrella doesn't accept her new father.
ReplyDeleteIn my life I can relate to do this in the case of lunch food. I did not and will not accept this new "healthy" food they try and serve us. I won't continue to put effort in going through the line and putting in my number just to throw away the crap anyway. Estrella is not about to put up with a man trying to replace her father because like the old lunch food, he is not replaceable
A lot of people didn't want to accept Obama as president,but eventually they had to. He worked hard to get there like Estrella and her family working hard in the fields.
What I just read reminds of this movie called Brotherly love. In the movie a 20 something year old boy named June watches over and provides for his family after the death of his father,but his father is not replaced. Instead of working in migrant fields june and his twin siblings who are both seniors in highschool work toward getting out of the hoods of Philadelphia. Just like Estrella and her family working in the immigrant fields and still trying to maintain their family, June trys to work the streets and keep his siblings in school and on the right path, maintenance. june doesn't accept new people In his hood like Estrella doesn't accept her new father.
ReplyDeleteIn my life I can relate to do this in the case of lunch food. I did not and will not accept this new "healthy" food they try and serve us. I won't continue to put effort in going through the line and putting in my number just to throw away the crap anyway. Estrella is not about to put up with a man trying to replace her father because like the old lunch food, he is not replaceable
A lot of people didn't want to accept Obama as president,but eventually they had to. He worked hard to get there like Estrella and her family working hard in the fields.
What I just read reminds me of the movie "Under the Same Moon" because even if the movie is base primarily in a story of a child trying to reconnect with his mother, it reflects on the struggles of being an illegal immigrant in the United States just like the book indicated about Estrella and the people that work in the barn. In the movie, a child named, Carlitos, had to work long hours in the field picking up tomatoes before being able to be with his mother just like how in the book, Alejo and Gumencindo have to pick up peaches in order to survive. Both storylines emphasize the same idea of how life as an illegal immigrant in the United States is hard. Also, another idea given by both stories is that both Carlitos and Estrella underwent through an abandonment of a father.
ReplyDeleteI can understand what I just read because in my own life I have seen and experience the struggles of being part of an immigrant-based community, in which certain things are limited from being obtain due to certain circumstances. In the book, Estrella undergoes unfair judgement and conditions due to that her family is limited to poor living since they are illegal immigrants. I can comprehend why Estrella's way of living is unfair and limited because I have seen how people who are hard workers and diligent have been blocked from being rewarded fairly for their efforts due to the fact that they came to the United States illegally, even if they have contributed to the growth of this country in a positive way.
What I just read makes me think about the Fair Immigration Reform movements and organizations like LULAC found in today's society because it makes me reflect how from working in fields that displayed poor living, just like the one mention in the book, illegal immigrants have shown their determination and capacity to exceed those standards through the use of their voice.
Citlally Lopez
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ReplyDeleteFrom what I read this reminds me of the Cesar chavez movie it has a lot of relatable things to do with immagrents and Mexican people working in the fields but there are things different from each thing.
ReplyDeleteI was like Estrella I was kinda the same way when my mom started dating a new guy, it was hard to adjust to the change but after a while to me it got more easier and now me and my step dad have a very great relationship with each other. And now thanks to him we are a complete loving family and he's impacted my life heavily not just mentally but physically as doing things around the house and I thank him for that.
This book makes me wonder how big of an impact a father has on his kids and family and also about immagrents and how hard life is for them in the United States of America.
1. The ideas in this text are in some ways parallel to those in the novel, Esperanza Rising. Like Estrella, Esperanza’s father is no longer in her life and she only has her mother to take care of her. Both Estrella and Esperanza are journeying into womanhood and experience many different things such as new places, love, and unknown territories. Although Esperanza grew up with wealth in her family, she is forced to move to California and work for little pay, similar to Estrella’s situation. In Under the Feet of Jesus and Esperanza Rising, a young girl steps into the unknown: womanhood.
ReplyDelete2. I have not had the same magnitude of experiences as Estrella. I have not had to venture off to a new home nor have I had only a mother in my life. But I’ve had to part ways from a familiar place and enter a new one: middle school to high school. Although my transition is less emotionally affecting, it is still similar to Estrella’s.
3. Estrella’s family represents the migrant workers who come to America seeking a new, better life. But just like Estrella’s family, migrant workers do not always find it easy to live the American dream. Many often live in poverty and struggle to get by, moving from farm to farm in hopes that they can make more money. Also, Estrella represents all young girls who are on the brinks of becoming women. It can even be argued that she represents all young people who are on the brinks of becoming adults, those who are discovering love, and the people who are still finding their voice.
-Ben
As I began to read the first chapter of Under the Feet of Jesus, I began to reflect upon Kill Your Heroes by Awolnation. Not only is the physical labor Estrella's family performs on the fields excruciating, but causes emotional and physical damage to the individuals working hard to make a living and to survive. I personally perceive their living conditions obviously as a way to survive, and adding to that-Estrella does not know any other way than to the way she has unfortunately been a costumed to. "Never let your fears decide your fate" evoke me to think the positive of the characters of this novel's situation; for the moment the family is going through a hardship, but everything is happening for a reason, a reason to lead to our fate and the negative things occurring in the moment are only to benefit an individual in the future such as becoming more aware, having had past experiences to reflect upon, and to learn from/become more knowledgeable.
ReplyDeletePain, suffering, and death are inevitable, no individual can avoid either one of the three, they are guaranteed to appear in life in one way or another. Even though it might not be obvious, every single individual is or has gone through something that they would not have wanted to happen. To endure such pain is something no person would like to experience. Counting ones blessings is important, to remind us that the positive things that have been given to us can easily been taken away, but have been positively been placed in our possession. Even though some set of circumstances are not as rough as others, (such as Estrella's family), we should all be reminded of the good things we have going for us and help one another is any way possible.
Time repeats itself. Bad things happen to us when we are not prepared, and no one that we know of yet, can for sure be aware of the events, tragedies, something to make history, so on and so fourth that are yet to come. Many families have gone through their own "hell" in one way or another, and there is yet to be a family that is perfect in every way humanly possible, which is impossible, to be set as an example for the rest of us to reflect on our imperfections. To seek a better future for the lives of others and do whatever that can possibly be done takes such an enormous amount of courage, love, and strength. Many families from all around the world come to the United States in whatever way they can (legally or not) for better opportunities and would do almost anything to make a living.
1.The story is very similar to Esperanza's rising due to the fact that both families were coming for a better life almost. The two were very similar in their conditions of life as immigrants and not having their father and only being raised by their mom. The two girls, although encountered different situations sometimes both went through struggles and success with the finding of new ways of life.
ReplyDelete2. The way I can relate to the text is when my own father left when I was 5 and my parents separated. My father and I were close but after that I never heard from him until I was 12 and my parents remarried.
3. The text made me feel that, people put in so much faith into living a better life and living up to their dreams. We see how hard it is with adjustment, inner emotions, and faith throughout Estrella's journey in life.
- David Turner
1. What I just read reminds me of the movie “The Book Thief” because just as Estrella’s family is moving to find a better life after her father leaves, Liesel, a young German girl, has to move away from her mother so that she can have a better life. Liesel’s father was a communist and was taken away from her when she was very young, but she has positive memories of him. Liesel goes to live with the Hubermann’s. It takes Liesel a little while to accept that they are her new parents.
ReplyDelete2. I agree understand what I just read because in my own life I had and sometimes still have a hard time adjusting to the new girls’ minister at my church. I had such fond memories of the old one that I don’t want to accept that she left and has moved on to fulfill God’s plan in her life.
3. What I just read makes me think about the Holocaust because it shows that people have dreams of a better life away from their current situation.