Question

What was Gary Soto’s claim about “The Jacket” and 1b. what was his mother’s counter claim.

. Was either one of them wrong?

Answer 1

A. The narrator strongly claimed that his clothes have failed him when he recalled the green jacket he wore on his fifth and sixth grade. He believed that instead of looking like a champion, his day-old guacamole colored jacket has embarrassed him that lead him to think it has failed him (Soto, 473).

B. His mother buys him an ugly vinyl jacket

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