Essay On The Jacket Article

In my opinion, the diadem Sotto continuously mentions is more than an article of clothing to him feel it signifies a life of poverty. He hates the green crownwork his mother bought him and blames his mother for her bad taste in clothes. He describes the jacket as big and ugly and wishes it belonged to his siblings alternatively of him. He defines his cool leather dream jacket to his mother but he never gets it Sotto becomes aggravated with his mothers cheap ways because he knows it will be a long time before he can get a new jacket. As much as he despises the jacket, he give thanks his mother and wears it to please err.The first day Sotto wears the jacket to play in his backyard his dog tears the jacket in the sleeve, he becomes upset with his dog when he tries to do it again. He wears the jacket to school and immediately gets teased by his schoolmates and teachers. Sotto continues to wear the green jacket for 3 years to school and is convinced the jacket is bad luck. For those 3 y ears he blamed his green jacket for his years of disappointments like his low grades on exams, being bullied by boys, and never having a girlfriend. He blamed his mother for purchasing ugly clothes because they were low-priced.He ends up losing his friends and starts to hanging out with the ugly guys. He is embarrassed and ashamed of his appearance he allows a piece of clothing to define him. Sotto thinks of getting rid of the jacket many times, but doesnt since he knows he will have no jacket for the cold weather or any money to buy a new one. He outgrows the jacket and has no choice but to wear the haggard and torn green jacket because his mother will not buy a new one. I believe Sotto just wanted to fit in and impress his peers at the same time he did not want to seem ungrateful to his mother.