The no-guitar blues
How does Fausto change “The No-Guitar Blues”? Explain.
In the first part of the story he wanted to get a guitar and he was thinking about him self. To get money he wanted to help out in the neighborhood but it was already winter. Then he found this dog. He thought he he took the dog back to his owner he would get a reward. But when he took the dog back the owners took him in their house and gave him food. When the boy was going to leave the owners gave him a $20 bill. The he change. He didn't want it. He had lied to the owners. But one of the owners put the money in his pocket. The he went to church to confess. When the basket came around he put the $20 bill in the basket. He was thinking about others.
"Oh man, I shouldn't have lied,' he said under his breath as he started up the street..." Pg.73
What is the main problem in “The No-Guitar Blues”?
The main problem in the story is that Fausto wanted to get a guitar but his parents didn't have a lot of money. Fausto wanted to help out in the neighborhood. "I want a guitar for Christmas..." Pg. 69 "Honey, a guitar costs a lot of money." Pg.69
Author: Gary Soto
In the first part of the story he wanted to get a guitar and he was thinking about him self. To get money he wanted to help out in the neighborhood but it was already winter. Then he found this dog. He thought he he took the dog back to his owner he would get a reward. But when he took the dog back the owners took him in their house and gave him food. When the boy was going to leave the owners gave him a $20 bill. The he change. He didn't want it. He had lied to the owners. But one of the owners put the money in his pocket. The he went to church to confess. When the basket came around he put the $20 bill in the basket. He was thinking about others.
"Oh man, I shouldn't have lied,' he said under his breath as he started up the street..." Pg.73
What is the main problem in “The No-Guitar Blues”?
The main problem in the story is that Fausto wanted to get a guitar but his parents didn't have a lot of money. Fausto wanted to help out in the neighborhood. "I want a guitar for Christmas..." Pg. 69 "Honey, a guitar costs a lot of money." Pg.69
Author: Gary Soto
- Born in Fresno, California
- Wanted to a priest
- He was poor
- Won New York Times Book Review
- He is half Mexican and half American