At the protest in Delano, Leslie tells Jesse a story about how he once had to kill a puppy he owned after the dog was hit by a car and badly injured. Leslie tells Jesse that he buried the dog under a tree where the dog could “hear the birds sing.” How does the story about the puppy make Jesse feel? What does the story show readers about Jesse and about Leslie?
Jesse is sad and feels like their will be peace between what happen and the story shows that Jesse and Leslie are going to have the weight of knowing the puppy got kicked