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Sofia Lopez
Ray is Javier and Tommy’s brother, and Danny and Sofia’s uncle. He is coarse and unpolished, and he has a hot temper, but he loves his family. He intentionally hits a man with his car, creating a gruesome scene which traumatizes Danny, who is in the car at the time.
Ray Lopez Quotes in Mexican WhiteBoy
The Mexican WhiteBoy quotes below are all either spoken by Ray Lopez or refer to Ray Lopez. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Del Mar Fair
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Danny stares at his uncle. The bulging veins in his forehead are the same veins he used to see in his dad’s forehead. The same crazed eyes.
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Mexican WhiteBoy
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His skin is dark like his grandma’s sweet coffee, but his insides are as pale as the cream she mixes in. Danny holds the pencil above the paper, thinking: I’m a white boy among Mexicans, and a Mexican among white boys.
The Workouts, the Hustles, the Drive-in Theater
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But Danny only wanted to watch what his dad wanted to watch. So when he picked up the remote and started flipping, he concentrated on his dad’s face.
Danny Overhears Sofia and Uncle Tommy
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He and Ray both got in a lot of trouble when we were kids. Some pretty violent stuff. Fights and assaults. Definitely wasn’t the first time.
Uno Gets Another Drunken Tongue-Lashing
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Ernesto steps through the bedroom door and stands over Uno, fists clenched. “And next time you don’t put the trash out I throw your black ass out with it, you hear?”
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Ray Lopez Quotes in Mexican WhiteBoy
The Mexican WhiteBoy quotes below are all either spoken by Ray Lopez or refer to Ray Lopez. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Del Mar Fair
Quotes
Danny stares at his uncle. The bulging veins in his forehead are the same veins he used to see in his dad’s forehead. The same crazed eyes.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Mexican WhiteBoy
Quotes
His skin is dark like his grandma’s sweet coffee, but his insides are as pale as the cream she mixes in. Danny holds the pencil above the paper, thinking: I’m a white boy among Mexicans, and a Mexican among white boys.
The Workouts, the Hustles, the Drive-in Theater
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But Danny only wanted to watch what his dad wanted to watch. So when he picked up the remote and started flipping, he concentrated on his dad’s face.
Danny Overhears Sofia and Uncle Tommy
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He and Ray both got in a lot of trouble when we were kids. Some pretty violent stuff. Fights and assaults. Definitely wasn’t the first time.
Uno Gets Another Drunken Tongue-Lashing
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Ernesto steps through the bedroom door and stands over Uno, fists clenched. “And next time you don’t put the trash out I throw your black ass out with it, you hear?”
