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There is a South African Proverb that states quot;Until lions write books, history will always glorify the hunterquot;. In his play quot;Los Vendidosquot;, Luis Valdez tries to become a lion and let the voice of Chicano history be heard. Luis Valdez does this in a satirical way by presenting the views and stereotypes that many American’s have had and continue to have, about Chicano’s in the form of a shop where Chicano quot;model/robotsquot; are sold. By presenting each Chicano as a robot and stereotype, Luis Valdez tries to earse of the quot;modelsquot; of Chicano’s that people have in their heads and tries to point out that there is a strong Chicano culture and a rich history that has been ignored by American’s for years.†¦show more content†¦Another issue that Luis Valdez discusses in quot;Los Vendidosquot; is the distinction made between being Mexican and being Mexican-American. A certain model in the store is described as being made in Mexico . Ms. Jimanez passes on this model because since the model was made in Mexico it is obviously not as good as models that would be made in the United States. To appease his client, Mr. Sancho points out another model that is the quot;apex of American engineeringquot;. This distinction between Mexican and American had another level to it as well. There were also those that considered themselves Mexican-American. This distinction was made by describing the two groups as Mexicano’s de Adentro (the inside) and Mexicano’s de Afuera (the outside). The group that considered themselves Mexicano’s de Adentro were trying to separate themselves from the new immigrants and gain some status in the Anglo world by looking down at the new immigrants. This tactic however, did not seem to be very effective as their was a tendency on the part of Anglo’s to homogenize all Chicano’s. The immigrants that had been recruited by Anglo corporations to come and work in the fields worked along side Mexican-Americans who considered the immigrants outsiders. This issue of citizenship is one of the mostShow MoreRelatedEssay on Flannery OConnor816 Words   |  4 Pagesbaggering her while making himself feel better about his awareness, regardless of how it made her feel, was his way of getting back at her. Julian does not like his mother. To him she is an embarassment, a burden and backwards to his new way of thinking. He himself, has learned to recognize racism, and argues against it. However, when his mother is the instigator, the issue becomes more personal, and he defends her. Some how like picking on my baby brother it is alright, but when someone else does