![]() ![]() “Only this reality is real now, only this place is real, sitting in the lonely cell of your will.” El Pachucoĭuring the time Henry is kept in his cell, he takes the time to think about his life and to meditate on the way in which society treats him. ![]() In this moment, El Pachuco speaks truth to power. The press claims that the Mexican community is trying to outdo the white man through the clothes they are wearing, and El Pachuco points out how this is difficult for the white community to accept since they would like to keep the Mexicans and other racial groups oppressed. “Because everyone knows that Mexicans, Filipinos and Blacks belong to the huarache… the straw hat and the dirty overall.” El Pachucoĭuring a conversation between the press and El Pachuco, the press blames the Mexicans for trying to appear classy and well-dressed by wearing their zoot suits. El Pachuco assures him that there is a war to be fought in America, referring to the case that Henry is wrapped up in. Henry tries to reason with the voice, to convince the voice it is worth fighting for his own country, as he just enlisted in the Navy. Your war is on the home front” El PachucoĪfter Henry ends up in the prison, he hears a voice talking to him-the voice of El Pachuco. ![]()
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