In the end it just made him want to marry a woman who was just like him, a poor woman. Everyone in Soto's life wanted him to marry a Mexican girl not only because they would both be poor, but because all of his close relatives also married Mexicans. His best friend Scott also wanted him to marry a Mexican girl, stating “she's too good for you, so you better not do it” (12) after Soto asked him if he should marry a Mexican girl instead of Carolyn. Scott thought Carolyn was too good for Soto because she was a different race than Mexican. If Soto found a Mexican girl instead of a Japanese girl, everyone Soto knows would be fine if he married a Mexican girl because they know they are poor. Soto did not consider Carolyn poor because she did not fit the description of being not rich. At the end of the story, Sotos was happy that he continued with his plan. Soto should have thought more about what he wanted because he could have taken it further. His family brainwashed him that he wasn't good enough for other girls of a higher social class. During his journey to marry Carolyn, Soto went through three major life changes: culture, food and marriage. Similarly, in my childhood my father wanted me to become a successful basketball player. It was something I didn't want to take seriously in my life, so I chose skateboarding. Making my choice to continue skateboarding throughout my life has brought me many wonderful things