Where action begins:
In A Place to Stand Jimmy begins by a prologue where he describes his dad being in a prison for alcohol problems. It begings by having a conversation with his mom and dad discussion over him being drunk all the time. The son wouldn't understand why his father would go through this, he was basically on his side and didn't agree with his mom.
Where key events happen:
Jimmy Baca briefly goes into details about his childhood, he comes from a disfuctional family where his mom is an adulterer. His father's drinking problem led his mother in infidelity with a white American, Richard. Where Richard made her disown her culture. When this happen Jimmy left with his grandparents and all of a sudden he dies. Jimmy gives up on his belief that his parents would return and this is where his abondoment issues start. He feels lonely for his mother's abandonment which snatches his childhood away. He now runs away from the orphanage but his aunt, Charlotte, gets a custody for him. He is transitioned to school when he figures that Miyeyo had been raped and that helped explain his violent actions.
Where today's events end:
Jimmy seeks for another new life, he tries to find himself through travels and adventures, he moves to California and works as a plumer. Marcos and he began to sell weed after Jimmy lost his job.
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