The Boy Without a Flag (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Abraham Rodriguez
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late twentieth century
- Setting: The South Bronx, New York City
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, New York City, Roads, streets, or highways, American Dream, Inner cities or inner-city life, Single parents or single-parent families, 1990’s, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans
- Locales: Bronx, NY
Characters Discussed
The Rodriguez boy (rohd-REE- gehs), a gifted student and would-be rebel in “The Boy Without a Flag.” The Rodriguez boy and his friend Edwin have a crush on their young teacher, Miss Colon, and they help her decorate her classroom at Halloween, earning her gratitude. They also defame her by producing and distributing a comic book called “Slut at the Head of the Class.” To earn his father’s respect, the Rodriguez boy reads voraciously and writes novels and plays. His father, a poet, tries to discourage him, knowing that he will not be able to earn a...
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