The Purposes of Luis Valdez’s

The Purposes of Luis Valdez’s Plays There are several purposes to the actos; one-act plays written by Luis Valdez such as the play Los Vendidos. The main purpose of Luis Valdez’s plays is to educate farmers and the general public. Valdez’s plays were a means to get migrants to organize into a viable farm workers' union. Luis Valdez’s plays also challenged the stereotypes of Hispanic Americans and to give an honest …

…Valdez’s plays open the eyes of everyone who watch them to the truth of that way things were, are, and should be. Though you might think that his works would have insulted both Hispanics and Americans, humor was used in clever ways to keep tempers from fling and to still get his point across to his viewers. Veldez, Luis. “Los Vendidos.” An Introduction to Literature. Sylvon Barnet Ed. Twelfth Edition, New York: Longman, 2001. 1471-1483