(1) To Soto working in the vines was a low, embarrassing, dishonorable job. There was no glory to be found in it. It was cut and dry hard work. He knew however, that this was the line of work he had to do in order to obtain some sort of status. "Along with my brother and sister I picked grapes until I was fifteen, before giving up and saying that I'd rather wear old clothes than stoop like a Mexican. Mother thought I was being stuck-up, even stupid because there would be no clothes for me in the fall." Soto ended up biting his tongue; he indeed went to work the very next day. He knew deep down that he was just another "Mexican" that had to support himself and his family as much as possible by working in the fields.
             (2) Before working in the vines Soto didn't understand the complaints his Mother had while working. But as time went by, and he started to mature, he soon was able to relate to his Mother. At a younger age, Soto and his brother and sister used to run around the vines and just enjoy themselves. "Working side by side, we talked and laughed at our predicament because our Mother had warned us year after year that if we didn't get on track in school we'd have to work in the fields and then we would see." Basically in this quote, Soto is saying that if he and his siblings didn't work hard in school they were going to work the rest of their lives in the fields. And then their Mother would see. She is trying to say, "Prove me wrong!"
             (3) Soon, Soto wanted more. He wanted more money! He drove to West Fresno and boarded the "Cotton" bus. In doing so, Soto comes across a wide variety of people. In great detail he describes how he walked up to the bus, and stood gawking at winos, toothy blacks, okies, Tejanos with gold teeth, whores, Mexican families, and labor contractors. Soto, being just another "Farm Worker", had the audacit...