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Personal Narrative: My Medalla

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Many pieces of jewelry are bought for oneself to adorn outfits. The thought process into choosing the jewelry may be, “Does this match this outfit?” or “I could wear this with this dress or this shirt.” Sometimes the piece of jewelry chosen is given as a gift and could be of importance to the person who has received it. An object that means the most to me is a medalla, which I received on the day of my quinceañera. While there may be similar in the world, the necklace is different. It was not bought with the intention of a fashion statement but to represent many things. A medalla is, essentially, a necklace with a charm that has a holy image imprinted or uplifting from it. My medalla,when I first received it, was a simple, thin gold chain …show more content…

In it, the girl and her family have godparents for certain things. For my medalla, I was to have my Tia Lucilla and my Tio Proceso as my godparents. I had my quinceañera on May 24, 2014. On that day, the medalla would be blessed and then my aunt and uncle would put it around my neck. A simple process but still important as the medalla was a sign of my faith. Aside from it being a sign of my faith, I saw it also as a representation of my culture through the image and a little piece of the motherland as it was brought from Mexico by another aunt. It also represented the love that my family has for me, considering that my aunt told me, when choosing the necklace, it had taken her awhile to choose the “right one”, the one I received.I went to Queen of Peace High School, and most people typically say they hated their high school, but not I. I loved mine. It was a small school, where everyone knew everyone and was close. It became my home away from home. Everyone was always welcoming and during even the darkest days, there was always someone to shed light and help you out of the dark. I experienced death throughout my four years, and everyone there, even people who did not know me well, would comfort me during those …show more content…

Of the first charm, the original one, I was meant to receive it from an aunt and uncle. Sadly, about 4 months prior to having my quinceañera, my aunt died from an undiscoverable pain in her liver. While I did not have the chance to get to know my aunt very well, I was still heartbroken as we were close without knowing each other. After her death, many people would say how genuine and sweet and compassionate and caring she was, and I slowly realized that the reason we were really close, without being close, was that we were very similar. The last thing I had actually received from her was when I was about eight years old. They had given me a Dora doll that moved and danced. At the time I thought it was ridiculous, as I had already “grown out” my childhood. I now have a bookcase that shows that doll on top, which I look time and time again, remembering my aunt. When looking at the necklace, I remember my uncle as his hands trembled to click it onto my neck at my quinceañera, possibly remembering how his wife was to be there with him to place it on me as well. The second charm, the shield charm, I was given at the end of my senior year of high school. Every year, the graduating class was told they were to receive a charm in honor of their school. They were then told it would be prescribed with their choice of one of the five Pillars our school was based on:

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