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Looking for Work

Looking for Work. Gary Soto. Looking for Work, Question #1. Is the narrator more open to Anglo values than his mother? Is he looking to TV to solve some problem in his life, or do TV images create the problem? Is the apparent absent father a key issue here?. Looking for Work Question #2.

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Looking for Work

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  1. Looking for Work Gary Soto

  2. Looking for Work, Question #1 • Is the narrator more open to Anglo values than his mother? • Is he looking to TV to solve some problem in his life, or do TV images create the problem? • Is the apparent absent father a key issue here?

  3. Looking for WorkQuestion #2 • Has the meaning of work changed at the end of the story? • What does he mean by • Seeking a dime “would end the day right”? • “Suddenly alive” at the ending vs. “killing ants” (routinely, endlessly) at its beginning

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