![]() ![]() You add to a population in your county, state, city, country, continent, and even the world, and you really do count. When Jose asked him the question “Where were you born?”ĭon said “In the world” which was a totally accurate statement. To conclude, Don Simon really made the message in the story clear and made meīelieve in the message. In this case like Jose the main character thought “He was part of that number, he was in Zoo Island, in Iowa, and like Don Simon said, in the world.” I agree with that statement, everyone does count, everyoneĬan make a difference even if that means the difference only affects your town, talking population you don’t have 90 people if you really only have 89 that one person really does count. In the story the author gives a message in Zoo Island, which to me was that every person counts and is special. They also found out that the population to Zoo Island was 88 ½ people. In the first couple of pages the boy’s father thinks very little of the farm community they live in, belittling him and his family. In the end they changed the name to Zoo Island recommend by Don Simon, a scary old guy as the two boys put it. In Zoo island by Tomas Rivera, the author illustrates the idea that if you take a moment to think about yourself you’ll find you’re more valuable than you previously believed. One day they decided they wanted to find out how many people live in their town, to do this they went around the town asking each family a few questions like their age,īirth date, birth place, and family size. ![]() In the town there are two boys, one whose name is Jose, and they both are very curious. Zoo Island by Tomas Rivera is a short story about this little town in Iowa. Sends TR information on her bibliography entitled Criticism of Contemporary Chicano Literature, focusing on the most important works of Chicano writers in the. Q: What is the author’s message? Do you agree or disagree with it?
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