Fourth ROAR entry

Comments
1. Grillo needed a strong aunt like Tia Chucha to look up to.
2. His cousin, Pancho, was an influence that might have caused him to try to be tough in the future.
3. Pancho lightened up Grillo and Rano's lives by telling them amazing stories of his adventures.
4. Where he used to live in Mexico, didn't seem to give good medical attention.
5. His late circumcision had an impact on him because he thought that he would never be a man after it had gone wrong.

Questions
1. Why was Pancho always traveling around the country?
2. What had happened during the surgery that went wrong?
3. Did Grillo begin to want to be tough because of Pancho?
4. What influence did his aunt have on his overall life?

Vocabulary
1. Wisp- person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible. pg 59
2. Irreverence- the condition of not being reverenced, venerated, respected, etc. pg 59
3. Sauntered- To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll. pg 60

Literary Terms
1. "Although L.A. hugged the Pacific coastline," This is personification because the L.A. is reffered to as hugging the coastline. pg 62
2. "Vatos locos pulled their pant legs up and waded in the water" This is the Dialect that is used to describe how the Mexican people talked. pg 62

Summary
1. This Section of the book was about how Grillo was influenced by different people in his family, such as his cousin and his aunt.