1. The author brings up the idea that for two friends of different races, skin color is what defines them and either allows them to be friends or enemies. The two men are portrayed as living in two different worlds yet the live only a few miles from one another. I think that this information provides a lot of personal information about the men and inspires a new insight into their worlds.
2. A very memorable detail is created in the description of Mr. Ruiz as the author describes him as having skin the color of "chocolate milk."
3. The author also provides and anecdote about the way the men met as children while riding on a city bus. The anecdote is used to describe their backgrounds and differing childhoods and to further show how close the men were before racial issues got in the way.
4. The reporter's story was a wonderful representation of a personality profile that illustrates the concept the "other." Ojito provided a lot of description and was able to show how the men differculturally and economically and yet still have a tie to eachother through their friendship. The author also describes Ruiz and Valdez and spends a "day in the life" of each of them so readers gain insight into their routines, jobs, family and home life.
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