Sunday, November 4, 2012

In what chapter of Buried Onions by Gary Soto does Eddie tell the cockroach he can stay?

In Chapter 7 of Buried Onions, Eddie is experiencing a major infestation of roaches in his crummy, run-down apartment. At first, he tries to kill the little critters by stamping on them. But when he returns to the apartment later, he finds that they're not dead at all; in fact, they've returned with a vengeance. Instead of killing them, Eddie finds that he's simply bent their antennae.
Eddie quickly realizes he's fighting a losing battle against the cockroaches. He figures that if you can't beat them, then you can at least join them. So he makes the roaches his "homies," as he tells a rather surprised José. That's why when José comes round to see Eddie, Eddie tells him not to step on the cockroaches. For good or ill, they're a part of his life now.

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