Far from the Tree: Book Analysis Imagine, you knew that you have been adopted or been in the foster system ever since you could remember, but what you don’t know is that you have two siblings that live very close to you, and that you could find the people who are actually related to you by blood. You love the people who you are living with, but for once you just want to find out what it is like to have someone who is really related to you. Well, this is exactly what happened to Grace, Maya and Joaquin in the book Far from the Tree. These three siblings are struggling with so many events and emotions in their lives, and while they are trying to juggle all of these feelings by themselves, they find out that they have each other in their lives,
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Self is Joaquin. First, the text states, “Joaquin laughed. He couldn’t help it. He envied Grace’s belief that someone would wonder about her” (94). In this text, Grace wants to find her birth mother, and she wants her siblings to come with her. Joaquin was never adopted, and he’s been through the foster care system for 18 years. He thought that his mom never wanted him, never thought about him, never cared about him. That was the fight in his mind every time he thought about his mother. He believed that the reason she gave him up was because she didn’t want him. He believed nobody cared for him, that no one wanted him. Later on, he found out that his mother did want him, and that he is loved, but she just couldn’t provide for him. Next, the book states, “Maya was about to do something, say something, anything to release the pressure that she felt exploding in her chest, when suddenly Joaquin was up and moving so fast that no one saw him coming. In one smooth motion, he had Adam up against the wall, his forearm pressed across his chest, and Adam looked wide-eyed and scared, a fish out of water” (250). This scene was showing how Joaquin reacted when Grace started getting called rude names at the mall while she was with Joaquin and Maya. Ever since he was younger, he had struggled with anger problems. At times, when he gets so angry, he can’t control what he does. This can result in him becoming very aggressive, which leads to problems just like this scene. Everytime he becomes aggressive, he scares himself each time. He shuts people out because he is afraid of what he might do if he becomes angry. After he talked to Maya and Grace about it, he was able to control it, and was able to overcome his fear of himself. Lastly, the author says, “Mark and Linda would never let him back in their house now. Joaquin wouldn’t have wanted to let him back in, either, not after what he had said” (326). Joaquin always
Self is Joaquin. First, the text states, “Joaquin laughed. He couldn’t help it. He envied Grace’s belief that someone would wonder about her” (94). In this text, Grace wants to find her birth mother, and she wants her siblings to come with her. Joaquin was never adopted, and he’s been through the foster care system for 18 years. He thought that his mom never wanted him, never thought about him, never cared about him. That was the fight in his mind every time he thought about his mother. He believed that the reason she gave him up was because she didn’t want him. He believed nobody cared for him, that no one wanted him. Later on, he found out that his mother did want him, and that he is loved, but she just couldn’t provide for him. Next, the book states, “Maya was about to do something, say something, anything to release the pressure that she felt exploding in her chest, when suddenly Joaquin was up and moving so fast that no one saw him coming. In one smooth motion, he had Adam up against the wall, his forearm pressed across his chest, and Adam looked wide-eyed and scared, a fish out of water” (250). This scene was showing how Joaquin reacted when Grace started getting called rude names at the mall while she was with Joaquin and Maya. Ever since he was younger, he had struggled with anger problems. At times, when he gets so angry, he can’t control what he does. This can result in him becoming very aggressive, which leads to problems just like this scene. Everytime he becomes aggressive, he scares himself each time. He shuts people out because he is afraid of what he might do if he becomes angry. After he talked to Maya and Grace about it, he was able to control it, and was able to overcome his fear of himself. Lastly, the author says, “Mark and Linda would never let him back in their house now. Joaquin wouldn’t have wanted to let him back in, either, not after what he had said” (326). Joaquin always