A blog devoted to Chae Sweet's ENG073 course at Hudson County Community College. Students will discuss "Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx."
The chapter begins with introducing one of the main characters in the story, Jessica. She is 16-year-old Puerto Rican girl who was good at attracting boys, but less good at holding on to them. Jessica was looking for real love, not any boy with money in general. She had boyfriend named Victor with whom she had a baby girl. Jessica did not pay attention to her daughter and very soon she gave birth to twins. Jessica always felt she was never loved the way she wanted to be loved. She always felt nobody ever paid any attention to her. On one Christmas, Elaine’s boyfriend, Angel, set Jessica up on a blind date with a drug dealer named Boy George. The date changed Jessica’s whole life. The double date of Jessica with George and Elaine with Angel changed Jessica’s life, because she fell in love with George. George was first guy who was not after sex with Jessica. George bought all the grocery for Jessica and her family. Cesar wanted to look all tough and he wanted to be part of drug dealers. Cesar was looking for job. Cesar joined Rocco who is one of the drug dealers. Coco was a very friendly girl. She would look out of window and one day saw Cesar. She liked him right there but he soon disappear. Next day, she saw him walking down the store. Cesar noticed Coco as he noticed any other girl. He wanted to have sex with her. Cesar challenged his friend B.J. that within two weeks he will make Coco loss her virginity. Later, when he started talking to coco he realized she is different from other girls and he fell in love with her. Cesar even took Coco to introduce her to his mother. Where Coco first met Jessica and Cesar warned her to stay away from Jessica. George was not rich from beginning. He was as poor as Jessica and like any other family. But George learned to do drug dealing where he started his own business on heroin. In fact, his business run very well and he opened store to 5 other places. George who first bought $40,000 daily soon started to bring $100,000. Jessica was then hired by George, who has been desperate for money, but love was what she wanted. Jessica was in and out of George’s life. When he was mad, he would kick her out and when he was happy, he would treat her like a princess. George was married and when he took Jessica to his house he introduced Jessica as an important employer; whom his wife Vada doubted. George with his business did not care for his wife or Jessica that much. George hit Jessica and treated her so bad. Danny one of George’s men felt for Jessica.
Theme:
Poverty and lack of attention has a huge impact to Jessica and her relatives’ well being. Lourdes, a mother of four children cannot provide abundant necessity for the family. Poverty became one factor of their miserable life. For this reason, she found an alternative source of getting sufficient things her family has to have. She dated a man called as “big daddy” and moved into a place where they can be might settled together. This guy offered and gave whatever the family desire such as clothing, foodstuff, and a temporary father of those children. However, these pleasant behavior has to have something in return. Lourdes served “big daddy’’ like a real husband in which she prepares all of his things before he comes at work. She has to do her job as a mother so that “Big daddy” will assist them on their daily basis. Lack of attention and love for each of the member of this family became very obvious. Lourdes was an image of an imperfect mother and that resulted her to have a unpleasant children as well. She apparently didn’t know how to supervise these children and one of her daughter named Jessica was a model on how she up brings her. Jessica who cannot get any attention from the family diverts her self to others. She certainly believes that she can attract other people easily especially of her opposite sex. By this, She became desperate of having somebody else in her life. She dated boys and attracting guys attention became her strength. She had sex with different types of guys and became pregnant afterwards. It was never a new scenario to her because that happened second time when she also got pregnant from the brother of the first guy she had. There she became exposed to drugs through people she have met. An individual who is truly desperate to have a good sense of living can do anything she wants certainly. Because Jessica was a visionary type of girl, she aspires of having a perfect partner that will truly love her for the rest of her life. Besides, she dreamt of having all things she would have wanted in her life such as luxuries and etc. One time Jessica dated a guy named George who has a big heroin business. Then she became dependent to George and treated them and her family as one. Jessica was aware of George having a real wife. But she still hangs out with George every time she gets a chance to meet him because she needs money and all things she desire for. In short, Jessica became a mistress of George. George seemed to be good yet dominant because he wants to help but this goodness only depends if one bows to his condition. He certainly made Jessica a part of the heroin business. All of the benefits she acquired came from drugs. She likes the feeling of having her own possessions such as jewelries but that ended up for one thing happened. One moment, George asked Jessica to try to be like the phonographic of his collected movies. For she cannot imitate the moves, George beat him up. His act of violence to Jessica became very serious when he still continues beating her up every time she lies. She ended up being miserable. She taught that George would love her and accept her for who she is, but that didn’t happen. And so, she did those things for she knew that George might be the answers for her unwanted change of life.
two pivotal scenes is when Jessica meets Boy George a drug dealer who has a lot money, cars, house and girls-pg17 Ceaser, Jessica tries to win Boy Georges love but he is to busy with his drug dealing business and what knew ideas to come up with to sell his drugs(obsession-most popular brand)-pg 44 pg 49-52 -she becomes one of his girlfriends-pg37 -had taken her to Puerto Rico and Disney World -her lifestyle improves once she starts working with George -he bought her expensive clothe, jewelry, beeper and moves in with him later on
Jessica's little brother meets Coco and start a relationship-pg 34,35 -he sees her as a challenge because he thought she was still a virgin -later on he falls in love with her -he even brings her to meet his parents which he has never done before-pg 36 -doesn't want her to hang out or talk to much with his sister because he is scared she will introduce her to anything she does(sex, drugs, streets, boys)
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Random Family, pages 1-59
Summary
The chapter begins with introducing one of the main characters in the story, Jessica. She is 16-year-old Puerto Rican girl who was good at attracting boys, but less good at holding on to them. Jessica was looking for real love, not any boy with money in general. She had boyfriend named Victor with whom she had a baby girl. Jessica did not pay attention to her daughter and very soon she gave birth to twins. Jessica always felt she was never loved the way she wanted to be loved. She always felt nobody ever paid any attention to her. On one Christmas, Elaine’s boyfriend, Angel, set Jessica up on a blind date with a drug dealer named Boy George. The date changed Jessica’s whole life.
The double date of Jessica with George and Elaine with Angel changed Jessica’s life, because she fell in love with George. George was first guy who was not after sex with Jessica. George bought all the grocery for Jessica and her family.
Cesar wanted to look all tough and he wanted to be part of drug dealers. Cesar was looking for job. Cesar joined Rocco who is one of the drug dealers. Coco was a very friendly girl. She would look out of window and one day saw Cesar. She liked him right there but he soon disappear. Next day, she saw him walking down the store. Cesar noticed Coco as he noticed any other girl. He wanted to have sex with her. Cesar challenged his friend B.J. that within two weeks he will make Coco loss her virginity. Later, when he started talking to coco he realized she is different from other girls and he fell in love with her. Cesar even took Coco to introduce her to his mother. Where Coco first met Jessica and Cesar warned her to stay away from Jessica.
George was not rich from beginning. He was as poor as Jessica and like any other family. But George learned to do drug dealing where he started his own business on heroin. In fact, his business run very well and he opened store to 5 other places. George who first bought $40,000 daily soon started to bring $100,000. Jessica was then hired by George, who has been desperate for money, but love was what she wanted.
Jessica was in and out of George’s life. When he was mad, he would kick her out and when he was happy, he would treat her like a princess. George was married and when he took Jessica to his house he introduced Jessica as an important employer; whom his wife Vada doubted. George with his business did not care for his wife or Jessica that much. George hit Jessica and treated her so bad. Danny one of George’s men felt for Jessica.
Theme:
Poverty and lack of attention has a huge impact to Jessica and her relatives’ well being. Lourdes, a mother of four children cannot provide abundant necessity for the family. Poverty became one factor of their miserable life. For this reason, she found an alternative source of getting sufficient things her family has to have. She dated a man called as “big daddy” and moved into a place where they can be might settled together. This guy offered and gave whatever the family desire such as clothing, foodstuff, and a temporary father of those children. However, these pleasant behavior has to have something in return. Lourdes served “big daddy’’ like a real husband in which she prepares all of his things before he comes at work. She has to do her job as a mother so that “Big daddy” will assist them on their daily basis.
Lack of attention and love for each of the member of this family became very obvious. Lourdes was an image of an imperfect mother and that resulted her to have a unpleasant children as well. She apparently didn’t know how to supervise these children and one of her daughter named Jessica was a model on how she up brings her. Jessica who cannot get any attention from the family diverts her self to others. She certainly believes that she can attract other people easily especially of her opposite sex. By this, She became desperate of having somebody else in her life. She dated boys and attracting guys attention became her strength. She had sex with different types of guys and became pregnant afterwards. It was never a new scenario to her because that happened second time when she also got pregnant from the brother of the first guy she had. There she became exposed to drugs through people she have met.
An individual who is truly desperate to have a good sense of living can do anything she wants certainly. Because Jessica was a visionary type of girl, she aspires of having a perfect partner that will truly love her for the rest of her life. Besides, she dreamt of having all things she would have wanted in her life such as luxuries and etc. One time Jessica dated a guy named George who has a big heroin business. Then she became dependent to George and treated them and her family as one. Jessica was aware of George having a real wife. But she still hangs out with George every time she gets a chance to meet him because she needs money and all things she desire for. In short, Jessica became a mistress of George. George seemed to be good yet dominant because he wants to help but this goodness only depends if one bows to his condition. He certainly made Jessica a part of the heroin business. All of the benefits she acquired came from drugs. She likes the feeling of having her own possessions such as jewelries but that ended up for one thing happened. One moment, George asked Jessica to try to be like the phonographic of his collected movies. For she cannot imitate the moves, George beat him up. His act of violence to Jessica became very serious when he still continues beating her up every time she lies. She ended up being miserable. She taught that George would love her and accept her for who she is, but that didn’t happen. And so, she did those things for she knew that George might be the answers for her unwanted change of life.
two pivotal scenes is when Jessica meets Boy George a drug dealer who has a lot money, cars, house and girls-pg17
Ceaser,
Jessica tries to win Boy Georges love but he is to busy with his drug dealing business and what knew ideas to come up with to
sell his drugs(obsession-most popular brand)-pg 44
pg 49-52
-she becomes one of his girlfriends-pg37
-had taken her to Puerto Rico and Disney World
-her lifestyle improves once she starts working with George
-he bought her expensive clothe, jewelry, beeper and moves in with him later on
Jessica's little brother meets Coco and start a relationship-pg 34,35
-he sees her as a challenge because he thought she was still a virgin
-later on he falls in love with her
-he even brings her to meet his parents which he has never done before-pg 36
-doesn't want her to hang out or talk to much with his sister because he is scared
she will introduce her to anything she does(sex, drugs, streets, boys)
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