What is the resolution of the story The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez?

Answer 1

The falling action of the story is when Fransisco was at school a guy in a pink shirt came to take him back to Mexico because he crossed the border (to California )illegally and the INRS is on the look to find him and his family to take them back to Mexico because they are immigrants and he gets taken to his home back in Mexico and in part 2 he finds a way to go back to California and take a bigger chance of getting caught by the INRS.

Answer 2

"As the train began to move, it jerked and made a loud clattering sound, like hundreds of milk cans crashing." This is found on page 3.

Answer 3

The theme in the story (or one of the themes) is that money does not buy happiness.

Answer 4

Francisco Jimenez, also known as Pancho, is a young boy who lives with his family in a small pueblito in Mexico called El Rancho Blanco. The family dreams about living in a place where Papa will earn good money and they can live in a house with electricity and running water. Papa decides that his family will cross la frontera, the border between Mexico and California, so the family can have a better life.

The family finds the journey to California difficult. The train is loud and noisy and the ride lasts for several days. Eventually they reach la frontera which Pancho is surprised to find is "no more than a gray wire fence where there were armed guards."

California is not what the family imagined. The family works all day in the strawberry fields. When strawberries are out of season, they must move and find work in other fields. Instead of a house with plush carpet, the Jimenez family lives in a tent.

In between work, Pancho finds time to befriend a boy named Miguelito. Sadly, Pancho loses his friend when Miguelito has to move away from Tent City because his family needs to earn more money. Nothing is permanent when you live in Tent City.

Soon, Pancho starts school. Pancho finds school difficult because he doesn't understand English. But school does have its benefits. Pancho excels during art time. Inspired by the classroom caterpillar, Francisco draws a beautiful picture of a butterfly.

One cold day, Miss Scalapino discovers that Pancho doesn't have a coat. The principal, Mr. Sims, gives Pancho a jacket from the "Lost and Found." However, it turns out that the coat belongs to Curtis, the biggest and most popular kid in class.

Curtis wants the jacket back, but because Pancho doesn't speak English, he doesn't understand what Curtis is saying. The two boys fight. Pancho is embarrassed after the fight and stops participating in class. Pancho doesn't realize that the other kids think he is brave for standing up to Curtis until his friend, Arthur, tells him so.

Soon, Pancho is more comfortable in class and starts to understand more and more English. One day, Miss Scalapino announces that Pancho's picture of the butterfly has won first prize at a children's art exhibit. Later that afternoon, Pancho notices that the class caterpillar is breaking out of its cocoon. Pancho opens the jar and everyone watches the butterfly fly away.

After school, Curtis asks if he can see Pancho's picture. Curtis tells Pancho that he is a good artist. Pancho gives Curtis the picture as a sign of friendship.

Suddenly, Immigration guards arrive at Pancho's school. Mr. Sims announces that Pancho and his family are being deported back to Mexico.

Answer 5

Grape season ends, resulting in Panchito being able to attend school and not having to work for the first time in a long time, which he is ecstatic about. However, his brother, Roberto, still has to work in the cotton fields. So, Panchito makes the hard decision to get on the bus and go to school.

Answer 6

The tone of the story varies from tired and uncertain to depressed and worried to hopeful and expectant. The words that point to it are saddened, termite eaten worm ridden. nervous, hesitant to hopeful "best friend" enthusiastic etc.

Answer 7

The narrator's teacher offering to teach him to play the Trumpet.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 8

The tone would be depressed and exhausted. Hope this helped (:

Answer 9

The resolution is when they move place to place

Answer 10

Fresno, California in 1940's