Connector

=Connector = = =  By Thalia Viana

In the first chapter we learn that Yolanda is in search for some guavas. This could symbolize her need to reconnect with her heritage. Since she has been living in American for so long, she doesn't really fit in with family. This usually happens to people who are raised in two different countries and visits a one those countries less often, they feel like a complete outsider. They forget the language and the culture that surrounds them. Families and people they used to know look at them with a different perspective.

The next chapter shows how Sofia wants to be a independent women. Like every young adult, no one wants to be under the control of somebody else, and especially if it is a parent. Her rebellion to leave the house is her way of telling her father she has had enough. Then trying to make their father and daughter relationship better is something she wants to fix. What she did before, reflects that, though her father has forgiving her, he has not forgotten. Relationships are something we really care about and we are willing to do just about anything to fix them, but if both sides don't work together, that relationship falls apart.

Pages 58-116 by Sarah Stucky Throughout these pages, the story talks about Yolanda and two of her relationships; one being John and the other being Rudy Elmenhurst. The relationship with Rudy is very realisitc, being in an enviroment without the guidance of your parents, and one comes across these very akward positions such as those that Yolanda were put in during college. In college, I'm positive that there are temptations that lead to sex, drugs, and alcohol. All of which Yolanda was around, but chose not to do, and the question is on whether or not is was because of her unawareness of the American ways. Now a days, college has a bad reputation of being the place to "party it up." In fact, on DateLine News, the topic of out of control college students disturbing peace made the headlines. Then there was the very different relationship with John. Yolanda and John had the typical first stages of a relationship, with the pet names for one another. They had something that made them attracted to each other and had that first puppy love. After awhile Yolanda started overthinking the meaning of the word "love." Which realisticly, every one at a point in time of their life think, "What does love mean?" Throughout life individuals try and find that answer, from my point of view I do not think it can drive some one mad and into a therapists office, but who am I to say at 17.

Pgs. 117-174 By Wendy Benitez

When Carla was in 7th grade she kept getting bullied by a group of boys everday. Many students get bullied everyday at school and soemtimes feel like they are not worth anything and are afraid of telling an adult about the situation. The teachers can't really do anything because they sometimes don't see what is going on.

The Carcia family is terrified of the police just like many immigrants in the U.S. They believe that if they ask them for help they are not going to get the help only get arrested and sent back to their country, because of this fear they do not report to the police all the horrible things that others are doing to them.