The one constant in Jesusa’s life when she is younger is her father and her younger brother. Her father is her main provider and in turn Jesusa loves him and takes care of him. Both Jesusa’s older sister and brother stay with them for a short time and caused more unrest in jesusa’s life. Her relationships with them are fleeting and this solidifies Jesusa’s conviction that she is all alone in her life. Shortly after that her a new step mother came into Jesusa’s life. Her life was hard but Jesusa came to love her new step mother because she taught Jesusa everything that she needed to know. Working with her step mother in the prison, Jesusa learned to work hard, endure pain and hardship, and most of to all look out for herself.
No stability, and she seems to blame it on the "putas" who hang out with her father... Interesting perspective from a feminist writer...
ReplyDelete