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Clemente Chavez

 

            "There is a heat more intense than fire of the torch! And it can be rekindled .
             at a moment's notice! Where discrimination, injustice and oppression rear their ugly .
             heads the fire can be called upon to burn them away." Clemente Chavez is a protagonist in .
             the novel Heart of Aztlan. The took place in Barelas, a "barrio" in Albuquerque, New .
             Mexico in the year 1950's. Clemente Chavez used to be a farmer, and he loved to work .
             the soil. He lived in a rural area with his family. He yearns for his life in barrio, he also .
             fight for his and his co-workers rights in the city. The book ends with Clemente leading his .
             co-workers on a peaceful demonstration through the railroad company. And he want his .
             family to have a better future, he believe that there is a better life in the city. Clemente is a .
             father that is willing to give his life to his family's future and the rights and conditions of .
             his co-workers.
             Clemente wants his family to have a better life. He had a land in a barrio. .
             Unfortunately he was not able to earn enough to pay the mortgages on his land, so he was .
             forced to give up and sell the land. Prior to selling the land, he is like he lost his old .
             customs and traditions. "There is no injustice in dealing in land." He felt cursing and .
             crying out the pain he felt because Don Jose bought it in a very low price; Clemente do .
             have any choice. His family are always there to care for him. His family felt very sorry for .
             Clemente. They the move from rural area to urban life takes a hard toll on the family, .
             especially to Clemente. For him is like moving from one world to another. .
             As Clemente wants his family for a better future, he feels powerless in .
             regards in his own family, who's members takes up city-life in their own ways, and not to .
             his liking. His children enjoy moving in the city; they quickly socialize with the youth often .
             attending parties and dances. His youngest son, Benjamin, falls apart in drugs and get into .


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