While reading the book, Mexican White boy, by Matt De La Pena. We notice that the main character Danny has changed a lot over the time that he has been in National City. We first start off seeing that Danny is a solitary, lonely, and a outcast for the usual type of people that are found in the slums of the  city. To get to know Danny first you need to know the type of people from national city and how they act. In National City, most of the people in national city are usually poor, urban, and very hard working. However, some of the people come from these types of backgrounds that leads them to not be economically stable. Danny however,  comes from a more wealthy, well off town where he could wear vans, kakis, and a button down shirt and look like everybody else. 

Another thing that leads Danny to become more open in National City is the affect that his friends have no him. One example is his best friend Uno, at first, Uno beats up Danny due to problems in a baseball game. However, Uno sees how Danny can pitch and that brings the two together.