Trash is a
book written by Andy Mulligan and it’s a story about 3 boys named Raphael,
Gardo and Rat. The story is set in a dump-site and the story begins when
Raphael finds a bag while he was working at the dump-site. In the bag is a key,
an ID card that belongs to a person named Jose Angelico and a wallet. That same
night the police came and asked everyone if they have found a bag, Raphael’s
auntie answers saying that he has found something but he lied to the police and
said that he only found a shoe. Gardo is his best friend and has taken care of
him because he was older than him, he also has another friend named Rat who use
to live in a train station. Rat tells them that the key was for a locker in the
train station that he used to live in and they decided that they would go
there. Rat tells them that the station is filled with station boys but they
went through with no problem because rat knows some of them and they gave them
some money. When they got to the locker they opened it and found a letter with
a code and it belonged to a man named Gabriel Olondriz who was in prison.
Questions:
Why was the
bag thrown away?
Who is
Gabriel Olondriz?
What did he
do that made him end up in prison?
Why is the
bag so important to the police?
One of the
themes in the book was Police corruption and violence. An example of this is
when Raphael says “When the police get mean, you don’t want to be around”. This
means that the police be violent if they get angry. Another example is when
Raphael says “But everyone knows not to trust so far. What if they just took
and drove off laughing?” By this he means that nobody can trust the police
because you give them something and you get nothing back.
The Second
theme of the book is the dangers of Poverty. An example of is when Raphael said
“We jumped early because you don’t ever want to be seen getting off the train.
If guards or even porters see you, you can get a real trashing”. By this he
means no matter who sees you would get beaten up. Another example is when
Raphael says “You’re working under trash as its raining down”. This means no
matter what is happening it is better to get there first.
