bˈɑːɹnɪt ɐɡˈɛn kəmbˈaɪnd ˈɛlɪmənts ʌvðə lˈaɪvz ʌv sˈɛvɹəl pˈiːpəl tə kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ fˈɜːstpˈɜːsən pˈoːɹtɹɪt əvə jˈʌŋ mˈeɪl spˈænɪʃ ˈɪmɪɡɹənt fɹʌm ɡælˈɪʃə tə kjˈuːbə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn.
Barnet again combined elements of the lives of several people to create a first-person portrait of a young male Spanish immigrant from Galicia to Cuba in 1916.