Haki and his experience with graffiti

In the reading Da Word graffiti artist by Lee A. Tonouchi, Haki was the main character. Throughout the story
slang is put in action, most words are slang, perhaps to show how the characters really talk. Haki explains how others think of his art to be engagement in vandalism. Those who write “stupid” messages on walls don’t know what they are doing according to Haki, all they really do is make a bad image for the real graffiti artists. People don’t necessarily see how much work and time is put into the work that is done. Coco was Haki’s close cousin whom was a great artistic person, during art class his projects would be done way before they were technically due in order for him to do caricatures of girls in the classroom. He was so good at it he’s classmates would gather around him and ask him to make one of them, they’d even offer him money so he’d get to their first. Haki wanted to be just like Coco and when he was no longer around he still wished he was there for him to guide him and give Haki advice. Haki wasn’t able to get over how he was next to Coco most of his time and from one night to the other he was no longer there. The reason Coco was no longer present was because he had past away in a big accident. Haki’s mom always bothered him to get a job and go to school, but Haki just agreed in order for her to think he was listening.