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José René begins school; he is placed in the "retarded" class because he does not know English.
Chapter 1Rodríguez is enrolled in elementary school; he is left to himself because he does not know English.
Chapter 1Alfonso gets a good job, goes into debt, and then loses his job; the family becomes homeless.
Chapter 1María Estella decides to return to Mexico with the children but changes her mind at the last minute.
Chapter 1Rodríguez's 10-year-old friend Tino has a fatal accident while being chased by police.
Chapter 2A gang attacks Rodríguez's school; he and classmates form a first gang, "Thee Impersonations."
Chapter 2Rodríguez begins intermediate school; he joins the Animal Tribe and is in constant trouble.
Chapter 2María Estella throws Rodríguez out of the house and then lets him return and move into the garage.
Chapter 4Rodríguez enrolls in Mark Keppel High School and is expelled before the academic year is over.
Chapter 4Rodríguez stages a walkout during school; a few days later he shoots a biker during a gang battle.
Chapter 7Rodríguez quits drugs, and Lomas threatens his life. With Chente Ramírez's help, he leaves the gang.
Chapter 10Rodríguez marries, starts a family, and embarks on a career of writing and activism.
Chapter 10| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| The Long Run | Luis Rodríguez begins his memoir by describing the dozen years that followed Always Running's first publication in 1993.... Read More |
| Preface to the 1993 Edition | Luis Rodríguez sets his preface in 1991, two years before the publication of Always Running. He is living in a small Chi... Read More |
| Chapter 1 | Luis Rodríguez begins his memoir with an incident that occurred when he was nine. It is a rainy night in Los Angeles, an... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | Luis Rodríguez is 10. His family is living in South San Gabriel, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. One dark,... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | Luis Rodríguez, who has come to be called "Chin" because of his pronounced jawbone, is hanging out at a fire-ravaged hou... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | As this chapter begins, Luis Rodríguez is 14. His mother, María Estela, tired of his clashes with the police and at scho... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | By the time Luis Rodríguez is 15, his gang—the Animal Tribe—has been decimated by murders and arrests among its leadersh... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | Luis Rodríguez's mother, María Estela, is concerned about her 16-year-old son, who is at loose ends since being expelled... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | It is August 29, 1970, and Luis Rodríguez is 16. He is marching in the Chicano Moratorium march, a protest against U.S. ... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | Luis Rodríguez is in jail at 17 for assault with intent to commit murder, after shooting an Anglo biker during a gang-re... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | Luis Rodríguez is now in his senior year at Mark Keppel High School. Still a member of the Lomas gang, he is also presid... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | Luis Rodríguez drops out of college at 19, deciding that he can educate himself by reading as time and opportunity permi... Read More |
| Epilogue | Luis Rodríguez begins the epilogue to Always Running by declaring that the book is a gift to his teenage son, Ramiro. He... Read More |
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