40 pages 1 hour read

Jimmy Santiago Baca

A Place to Stand

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2001

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Essay Topics

1.

What do boxes represent to Baca? What prior experiences color Baca’s feelings aboutthese common objects?

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Baca claims that the only thing orphans possess is pride. In what ways is this claim also true for the prisoners depicted in Baca’s narrative?

3.

Before he begins to develop his reading and writing skills, how does Baca view books? Why does he feel this way?