From "Across the Wire" by Luis Alberto

     The theme of this piece is very interesting and sort of disturbing. I know how many underprivileged people there are in this world, but hearing these extreme circumstances of people living in trash dumps is very eye opening. I think that Alberto did the best job possible to incorporate a small bit of humor in this piece. WE all know that this isn't a funny situation, but humor is a part of every one's lives no matter if they are living in a garbage dump. I especially liked how Alberto pointed out how beautiful the sky looked with the blue smoke from burning animal carcasses rising over the sky line. As tormenting as this was to visualize, I knew that his point was that beauty is appreciated everywhere, no matter the outside circumstances.