This past section of reading was quite violent and fulfilled my expectations of a Mexican prison. John and Rawlins are still in prison, and get in many fights with the other prisoners. The guards don't seem to care if the prisoners get into fight, either because they don't want to get hurt themselves or don't think the prisoners deserved to be helped. The other prisoners also seem to have many problems with John and Rawlins, probably because they are American. After Rawlins gets stabbed I was almost sure he was turned away from the concept of staying in Mexico. When the two are bailed out by their ranch friends, Rawlins decides to go home while John Grady decides to stay in Mexico.
I can't really understand why John Grady thinks he'll be better off in Mexico at this point. Hasn't he seen enough troublesome events? I feel like after seeing a friend be murdered and enduring prison, he'd be extremely tempted to go back to the safety of home, no matter how much he thinks he'll be miserable. I hope John Grady changes his mind and goes back home before he gets into trouble like Blevins...
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