The Revolt Of The Cockroach PeopleChapters 6-11

Julian Tam Kalvin Ogbuefi Raleigh BurrisAndrew Insco

The Brown Buffalo Party conference.

“All I want is the top of that mountain.”(68) “Just get me a color TV.”(68) “Yeah… and a cheese sandwich.”(68) Like everyone else in the world, all they want is

equality. Do you think their conversation was serious talk

or just rants as a result of the “acid.”

Chapter 6

Brown and the East LA 13 meet with the

mayor. “This is the East LA 13 that your men arrested.”(73)

The mayor tells Brown that all the protest he is conducting is worthless and that unless he starts a riot he will not, “get a thing.”(74)

Mayor Meeting

If you were in Brown’s position would you take

the mayor’s advice or would you continue to protest peacefully?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of the course of action you chose?

What are your opinions on the mayor even saying that?

Food For Thought

Brown and 6 Law students try to meet with

the Cardinal to request more scholarships for students. Instead they are sent running in circles.

When Brown finally meets the Cardinal, he is branded as an evil servant.

Cardinal Condemnation

What is the Cardinal referring to when he

says, ” We know who is behind you.”(77)

Why does he believe that?

Do you think it is right that the church turned down Brown’s request? Why or why not?

Food For Thought

Chapter 7

Brown begins his non-violent protest against the church.

He wants to capture the attention of the church to promote social reform.

Make the church more democratic.

Why is Brown fasting and for how long?

How does this reflect Cesar Chavez’s methods of protest?

Food for Thought

Brown received death threats (all from

Chicanos.) They wanted him to stop saying horrible things about the Catholic church.

Chicanos in New Mexico take their Catholicism very seriously.

Brown isn’t afraid.

Death Threats

What are your thoughts on the death threats

that Brown has been receiving?

Do you think it’s odd that Brown is getting threats from the people he’s trying to help?

What did Brown mean when he said that “we

are the Jews of Nazi America” and that the church and government have combined to exterminate them?

Food for Thought

During that night at the lawn Brown

encountered three teenage girls.

Brown smoked drugs with them and later begin to feel on their bodies and have his way with them.

He couldn’t have sex with them because the blanket was too small.

The Three Cholas

Why choose fasting over any other protest?

Do you believe fasting is effective?

Should protesting be all seriousness and no fun?

Pg 85. Brown: “Why can’t one be serious and fun at the same time? Who said you have to suffer and be depressed?”

Food for Thought

Brown takes on the case to solve the mystery

behind the death of Robert Fernandez.

Robert’s death is branded as a suicide(he was hung), but his family believes that he was murdered.

Brown requests that Robert’s body be autopsied again.

Chapter 8

Do you think the police had the right to arrest

Robert?

What do you think the conspiracy is behind Robert’s death? Is there a conspiracy? (corruption of the police.)

Do you think he was murdered? Why or why not?

Food for Thought

The medical examiner’s report comes in which

is inconclusive

Zeta Goes to court and encounters extreme bias against Chicanos

The Jury Votes unanimously that the cause of death was suicide

Chapter 9

Do you believe that no matter what Brown could of

done, that the case was favored against him?

Was the Trial fair?

Was the psychologist brought in unbiased? Would he have been able to create an accurate personality profile without ever having met the dead man?

What do you think actually happened to Fernandez?

Food for Thought

Buffalo goes for a drive with his friends to

work out his emotions.

Buffalo, Pelon, and Gilbert set a Safeway store on fire

Buffalo changes his name to his middle name Zeta

Chapter 10

Buffalo is obviously distraught at the result of

this case. What caused him to be so emotionally involved?

Buffalo takes his anger out on a Safeway store by setting it on fire. Can his actions be justified? Are they right?

Buffalo changes his name to Zeta. What does this signify?

Food for thought

Buffalo announces his candidacy for sheriff.

Zeta is repeatedly held in contempt of court.

Zeta spends the night in prison.

Chapter 11

Zeta says if elected he would dissolve the

police and establish a different form of civilian protection. Is this right? Would you vote for Zeta?

Buffalo is held in contempt of court multiple times. Is Zeta being contemptuous or is the judge out of line?

Food for thought