The second part of "East Side Dreams" by Art Rodriguez, is my favorite part so far. I really like the way the story is told, more than the first part of the book. In this section of the book, Art finds himself in jail for about two years for murder. He mostly talks about the people in jail, like his friends, his enemies, and the fights he gets in. He also tells alot of stories about the things he does while in jail, which include sniffing glue, poisining the food for rival gangs, and tricking his senile teacher into giving him all his credits on his first day of class. Most of what art does in jail is think about home and his family, and he reminisis on a lot of childhood stories.
I think that Art was innocent, and that he did not commit the murder. I think that he was definetely hanging around the wrong people and they had a bad influence on his decisions. I also think it was wrong to keep him so long in jail. Art regretted his decisions the minute he was in jail, but he made it through a year. Then when he went to the board after one year, they still gave him another year. I think when his one year was up, he had matured enough to be released.
Another comment i have on the book, is that i think Art's relationship with his dad affected him alot. It seems like his dad was real tough on the whole family when Art was younger, and i think it made him act out a bit and do some of the things he did.
Overall, i think this book is amazing and that he makes the stories about his life so intresting that you just want to keep reading this book!
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