To further explain the purpose, at a young age she would take it as a compliment when people would tell her she did not seem Latina. When she became older, she desired to be accepted by her original culture. It was not only her individual mindset change but something far greater. If she had grown up in Guatemala where she was born, she would have always have a strong desire to be accepted by her original culture. In America, being surrounded by a variety of different cultures and having parents strive for her to forget her past, clouded her true cultural pride when she was growing up. This shows the mental progression and maturity she achieved as she learned from events in
To further explain the purpose, at a young age she would take it as a compliment when people would tell her she did not seem Latina. When she became older, she desired to be accepted by her original culture. It was not only her individual mindset change but something far greater. If she had grown up in Guatemala where she was born, she would have always have a strong desire to be accepted by her original culture. In America, being surrounded by a variety of different cultures and having parents strive for her to forget her past, clouded her true cultural pride when she was growing up. This shows the mental progression and maturity she achieved as she learned from events in