![]() You add to a population in your county, state, city, country, continent, and even the world, and you really do count. When Jose asked him the question “Where were you born?”ĭon said “In the world” which was a totally accurate statement. ![]() To conclude, Don Simon really made the message in the story clear and made meīelieve in the message. In this case like Jose the main character thought “He was part of that number, he was in Zoo Island, in Iowa, and like Don Simon said, in the world.” I agree with that statement, everyone does count, everyoneĬan make a difference even if that means the difference only affects your town, talking population you don’t have 90 people if you really only have 89 that one person really does count. In the story the author gives a message in Zoo Island, which to me was that every person counts and is special. They also found out that the population to Zoo Island was 88 ½ people. The story concerns a fifteen-year-old Mexican. In the end they changed the name to Zoo Island recommend by Don Simon, a scary old guy as the two boys put it. From The Harvest: Short Stories collection, Zoo Island is a reference to Monkey Island at Brackenridge Park Zoo. One day they decided they wanted to find out how many people live in their town, to do this they went around the town asking each family a few questions like their age,īirth date, birth place, and family size. In the town there are two boys, one whose name is Jose, and they both are very curious. ![]() Zoo Island by Tomas Rivera is a short story about this little town in Iowa. Q: What is the author’s message? Do you agree or disagree with it?
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