A Gringo in the Lettuce Fields Specific Info About Subject The author is in Mexico surrounded by a field of lettuce. Working in the lettuce fields is hard work, and the author was experiencing back pain. There was a five-day rule. If a worker could survive the first five days at the job, then they will be able to survive the rest of their time working there. They use gloves, knives, a hairnet, and a S-shaped hook in the fields. The fields are the city produce all the iceberg lettuce and 90 percent are produced in the US and Canada. As beginners, the crew members must try to work quickly but be careful and make precise cuts. There are 31 members in the crew. The National Migrant Resources Program puts the farmworkers life expectancy at 49 years of age. It can take up to three to four seasons to understand how to cut the lettuce. Perspective He stressed in the beginning how hard it was and the pain his body was going through from all the hard work. He believed that working in the field was a job that most Americans won’t do. Organization The organization is narrative. The author is telling the readers of his journey in the lettuce fields while it is happening. Role for Writer The author is a participant-observer, he is in the lettuce fields doing the farming like the rest of the crew member for two months.