James Ravalese
One of my favorite books that is very meaningful to me is Breaking Through, by Francisco Jimenez. This book is about the struggles and hardships of an immigrant boy’s whose family has come to america seeking out a better life. This autobiography really struck me because it shows me how lucky and blessed I am, from little things like being able to eat out to having the opportunity of going to a private school. Throughout the book there are many instances where Francisco has to fend for himself and do many things on his own. Francisco has to faces many obstacles in this book for example both his first crush and girlfriend rejected him because he was a mexican immigrant. Along with the two girls he is also, stereotyped by his advisor when he highly recommends him to work with his hand and take a carpentry class, even though Francisco has a strong passion for english and literature and wants to become a writer. Throughout this autobiography Francisco has to hurdle many difficult obstacles and he does this with hard work and determination and because of that even graduates from college and became a writer. Even when things weren’t always going for Francisco he kept his head up and persevered.
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