Answer:
In Barrio Boy, the author expressed his feelings about his childhood in the below excerpt:
"During the next few weeks Miss Ryan overcame my fears of tall, energetic teachers as she bent over my desk to help me with a word in the pre-primer. Step by step, she loosened me and my classmates from the safe anchorage of the desks for recitations at the black board and consultations at her desk."
This reveals that during his childhood days, he had fears as a first grader which could have hindered him from learning English Language, being bold and from blending with other children from other nationalities.
Explanation:
Ernesto Galarzo, in Barrio Boy wrote about his experiences right from childhood when his family migrated from Mexico to America. He further reveals the struggles which he faced trying to adapt to life in America. The story centers on a dramatic autobiography of the process of a boy from a Mexican village to a somewhat hectic and complex life.
Galarzo was a Mexican-American writer, storyteller, poet and activist.
