being pot- smoking prostitutes who were cultural traitors Castillo, 2008: 69.”
Zoot- Suit Riots was the incidents done by some Mexican Americans teenagers. They wore absurdly long coats with padded shoulder, porkpie hats
completed by a feather in the back, watch chains so long they almost touched the ground, and peg- top trousers tapering to narrow cuffs Kitano, 1985: 161.
“The threat of the pachucos was much exaggerated. The pachucos used to stand in front of the Cornet Theater, but they were harmless, they never hurt
anybody, they just wanted to be the little tough guy, show off their clothing and the way they did their hairdo, no one was afraid of them, there was no
incident of violence or killings Castillo, 2008: 69.”
Mexican American people later remembered their youthful experiences with racism and discrimination as an integral part of shaping their identity with memories
of discrimination and humiliations and with the desire to overcome or reconcile Castillo, 2008: 58. Most of them had grown up to expect hard work, poverty,
hunger, and rejection, they learned to survive.
D. Theoretical Framework
The first problem in this study understands the characteristics of the six characters, Farmworker, Johnny Pachuco, Revolucionario, Mexican American,
Honest Sancho, and Secretary through their characterization. The theory of characterization by Reaske is used to explain their characteristics. These
characteristics lead to answer the first question in problem formulation.
After finding out the characteristics of those six characters, this study applies the theory of discrimination which is divided into three types, the situational
pressures, the group gains, and institutional discrimination. Observing the type of discrimination using the theory of discrimination by McLemore will answer the
second problem in the problem formulation.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
This paper deals with one of Luiz Valdes’s plays entitled Los Vendidos. This play consists of only one act. This play was taken from The Harcourt Brace
Anthology of Drama the third edition by W.B. Worthen. The play was first performed in 1965. Valdez established El Teatro Campesino the Farm Workers’ Theater and it
was awarded an Emmy in 1972. This theater specialized in doing short, improvised, satirical skits called actos. The idea of making the theater is because he had seen a
strikes of farm workers and a boycott against grape owner which organized by Cesar Chavez in Delano, California.
When the secretary first gets to the lot, Sancho, the model dealer, introduces her to each model. First is the Farm Worker Model, as a hard worker and an
economical machine. The secretary does not want him because he doesnt speak English and has tendencies to strike. Sancho then introduces her to Johnny, which
immediately pulls out a switchblade and swings at the secretary. Sancho shows her that this model knows how to be arrested while slightly resisting. This model isnt as
economical as the first, but he is still fairly cheap to operate. The problem comes when the secretary finds out that this model does drugs and steals the secretarys
purse. It is because of these things that the secretary decides that this is not an appropriate model for her needs.
