He was the streets voice as some said and he brightened us all with a little taste of urban living. Diaz’s short stories are not only descriptive but they have meaning to them and always have you wanting to read more. His short stories are not to
The letter is full of fantastic lies. That time Eunice and Steve have a loud and violent fight. Eunice down the steps and threatens to call the police to get her husband in trouble for beating her. Steve comes to the Kowalski’ door looking for Eunice. Blanche is watching all this drama with disgust when Stanley comes around the corner and informs Stella that Eunice is getting a drink at the Four Deuces, the bar around the corner where Eunice has gone.
The luck gives in first. Luck,” continued the gambler, reflectively, “is a mighty queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it’s bound to change. And it’s finding out when it’s going to change that makes you.”) Even though this story is about a bunch of law breakers, they still follow a code of conduct, such as when Oakhurst shows he has manners and lets the duchess ride his horse while he rides her mule so that she may have a more pleasant Journey. These characters were also thrown out of Poker Flats because they broke the accepted code of conduct that is abided by all the other citizens of Poker Flats.
We see that Yunior didn’t work for his things, he would just steal them, and when he would buy things the money used was made selling drugs. He was living a dangerous style of life. He tells of the time that him and Beto were caught for stealing. He then tells us that he spends his nights drinking with his friends, at a bar with other washouts. He tells us that he drinks too much, and when the bar starts to get rough he heads home.
When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer. With the help of his friend, Mitch and their partner and enforcer, Rico, he creates a huge drug empire in Harlem. In this matter most people would refer that as to being peer pressured which cause them to do things their uncomfortable with doing by interacting with the wrong crowd. Mitch, Ace's best friend, is very popular and an extremely flashy drug dealer. Mitch does not pressure Ace to become a dealer because he thinks that his friend is not the
Still unaware of his role as the hero, he begins to gather visual information that further proves to him the need for change in the world. Iris, a prostitute no more than thirteen years old, briefly gets in his cab before being pulled back out to the “dark side” by Sport, her pimp and boyfriend. The audience is uncomfortable with the fact that Travis just sits there,
Starting with John Oakhurst, a gambler, already showing a group of people who in today’s world like back then have a somewhat negative stereotype, especially if their families suffer financial problems from their habits. However, Mr. Oakhurst ended up bringing the group of people together to help each other when they were stranded, making sure everyone obtained enough to eat and places to sleep. He refused to simply send them out to fend for themselves. As quoted in the story, “He was too much of a gambler to not accept fate, with him life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favor of the dealer” (71). So although he is a gambler, he is a smart one, and knew how to handle money, but still make a profit, and was a level headed person when it came to his profession and life.
His past is filled with illegal activity and cheating, and there is nothing he can do to erase it. He tries of course, by saying he “came into a good deal of money” when his family from “San Francisco” in the “Middle West” died (65). But Nick instantly sees right through this, as San Francisco is obviously not in the Middle West. Later, Tom, after some research, exposes this to Daisy to show her the kind of man Gatsby actually is. After finding out the truth about Gatsby’s past, Daisy is convinced to end things with Gatsby, ultimately shattering his life dream with her and leaving him with nothing but stolen money and a corrupted
They spend some time working, but what they really do for most of the book is drink, party, and argue. Jake is never able to be with the woman he loves, because the crazy lifestyle of the time gets the best of both of them. Is this really the life that someone wants to live? They are essentially taking advantage of the self-indulgent culture that is sponsored at this time. It is attractive.
The speech of the men when they are playing poker is very sharp and direct, but almost joking too. Stanley in particular uses lots of exclamatives when he’s talking. This could be seen as asserting his authority with his pack, making sure he’s still alpha. He uses imperatives with Mitch and by so doing he shows his influence and his view of being better than the other poker players; the same could be said of Stanley's insults, making Mitch out to be mummy’s boy. When Mitch first sees Blanche the stage directions are he simply ‘stares at her’ this shows he has never seen anyone like her before and is shocked to see her in the surroundings she's in.