"The Circuit"

In "The Circuit" a small Mexican boy named Panchito struggles against the poverty of his family. As he slowly becomes older he has to work in the fields with his father and brother. When Panchito is 12 years old, his family moves once again and he starts working in a vineyard. his life was hard; he's earned some happiness.

Panchito's life has been all Hard work. To top it off he has to move from his home continuously. Moving to different places is hard on everyone, but imagine moving once or twice a year. Living in a different place every year can cause disappointment because you might feel like you just fit in but then you just have to move and fit in to a different place.

While moving around, there are some symbols in the story that tells about Panchito's life. A very familiar symbol are the boxes. Whenever his family is going to move they pack everything they own into boxes. While going to school, Panchito's lunch time is filled with learning English. Finally one day Panchito's teacher takes him down to the music room. The teacher asks him "Do you like music?" "Yes" Panchito replies "I like corridos" His teacher offers to teach Panchito how to play the trumpet. Panchito couldn't have been happier, and the trumpet symbolizes his new joy. As he disembarks the bus, his siblings excitedly scream and as he walks through the door he see everything they own pack in boxes.

Because of the moving Panchito's education has been spotty at best. He is feeling very guilty because he gets to go to school but his brother doesn't. The incident with the trumpet, explained in the last paragraph disappoints Panchito because he just became happy but then he had to move right away. learning english is hard and if you don't get it right then you can become depressed.

Between learning English at school and working in the fields at home Panchito's life has been very hard. This story appears to be written in the ironic mode because it teaches us that our lives are not so bad when we see Panchito's life is too much.