Three Siblings In Ecuador

The author creates a mood of being irritating by her “…awful grandmother…” and brothers “…Alfredito and Enrique…” who are occupied playing outside as “… a B-Fifty-two bomber…” [paragraph 5] and her grandmother with a “… long, long list of relatives … names of the dead and the living into one long prayer…” [paragraph 10]. Including, the imagery provided in the short story described the character’s actions by watching her grandmother pray while she counts her grandmother’s mustache hairs. Later, an unknown lady and man start talking to her brother asking if she could take a picture, than judging by their looks, they assume they do not speak English but only

This laissez-faire ideology of letting things take their own course and not interfering much, has forced Jeanette and her siblings to hide their true identities. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, the lack of responsibility Jeanette’s parents have is also tied into their laissez-faire attitude. This leads to the current circumstances the family has. Poor to the point of nearly being broke and little to no food in the house, yet no desire to find a job and support the family. Jeanette and her siblings try their best to hide their lack of food and poverty level from the rest of the neighborhood. Oftentimes they didn’t have a lunch at school so in the beginning they would say they either forgot it or they were dieting, but as time went on they progressed to stealing food from other kids lunchboxes when no one was around or nabbing food from the garbage can in secret. When they were there they also stole food from neighbors and friends houses. “We kids usually kept our hunger to ourselves, but we were always thinking of food and how to get our hands on it” (Walls, 68). Because their parents rarely worked or actually did anything when the kids were hungry they had to lie, steal, and hide their true identities. As the kids became older, they learned not to ask about food or complain about the lack of food when the family was running low. As

Flavio lived in a place full of poverty, the home was located on the outsides of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the shack had its walls beaten down, holes in them, and patched up. Flavio's family had to retrieve the water that they would use to clean the rice, then they would reuse it to wash the sisters feet, later they would put soap in the water and bathed the children. The siblings did not get along; they would constantly fight, but it would be when one child got a taste of food before anyone else. Flavio’s parents had to work a lot in order to have enough money for all of the children; therefore, they did not have enough

Rodriguez does not comfort whose mother even though he feels something is not right. Richard thinks that his mother is “sad” and wanted to approach her and ask however claims they are “questions of paradise.” if someone's mother felt sad or upset, usually there children would try to comfort them and understand what they are feeling, however richard feels his mother’s pain but does not even try to ask what the cause of it is. Richard compares his mother too material objects. Richard thinks that his mother “seems very small,” when compared to the “expensive foreign cars” behind her. Richard instead of notices his mother, notices the expensive foreign cars more. Richard also does not even recognize what his parents are doing. He didn't realize that his father “has” only said one thing to him all evening. Someone would notice if their father had not spoken to them all day, however richard does not realize this to the very

In the novel Under the Feet of Jesus , Estrella is the oldest of the children and has a larger recollection of memories from when her family was struggling the most. Recalling the consequences of her father’s departure “...every job was not enough wage, every uncertainty rested on one certainty: food. The phone was disconnected. She remembered the moving, all night packing with trash bags left behind to a cheaper rent they couldn’t afford…”(14). Viramontes displays the severity of these situations because these memories are being recollected by a child. Even at such a young age, Estrella recognized that food was the main priority for her family, something they needed but were not always sure they would had.

Initially, I was an Ecuadorian girl that had a Christian family, I grew up surrounded by my family and loved ones. My cognitive development was in progress, and I had created fundamental bonds in Ecuador. Provided that my dad is an American citizen and due to his work in America, he could not spend too much time with us in Ecuador, so, my mom, my little brother, and I immigrated to America. After three years of my life, our family reunited, and I became an Ecuadorian-American. Since I was very young, assimilating the changes came to be unnoticed, if it weren’t for the fact that during the next years I spoke Spanish at home and English at school. As a result, my translations of these languages affected my communication, creating slow comprehensive

Children like Enrique dream of finding their mothers and living happily ever after. For weeks, perhaps months, these children and their mothers cling to romanticized notions of how they should feel toward each other. Then reality intrudes. The children show resentment because they were left behind. They remember broken promises to return and accuse their mothers of lying. They complain that their mothers work too hard to give them the attention they have been missing. In extreme cases, they find love and esteem elsewhere, by getting pregnant, marrying early or joining

This collection of stories begins when the narrator Yunior and his brother Rafa who are 8 and 12, are sent to live with their uncle for the summer so their mother can work. Their father abandoned them when Yunior was 4 and their family lives in poverty, sometimes having to forgo food for clothes and other necessities. Their mother works sometimes 14 hour shifts, at a local chocolate factory while their grandfather watches them. When Yunior is 9 his father returns from the United States to bring them back. They live in an apartment and set up a new community in New Jersey. Although they still live in poverty, they do not want for food or other basic necessities. The stories then jump forward years to when Yunior is in high school and living with his mother. He works and helps pay the rent and other bills

Maria Alfred, fourteen years old at the time, lives in Haiti. Unfortunately, Haiti undergoes a tsunami leaving thousands displaced with no electricity and no clean water. What makes matter worse crime is starting to increase due to scarceness of resources. About a week goes by and many people either grew sick or perished. There has been aircraft spotted as each day goes by. Maria was luck y to still have all of her immediate family still alive, however, they were starving. Then one evening several aircrafts landed need where Maria and her family were residing. A person with a microphone instruct those within distance to come their way if they could so that they can take them to refuge. As everyone made their way to the aircrafts Maris picks

Sophie was a polish mother who had two children. Her children are Jan and Eva. They were put on a train to Auschwitz the Nazi Concentration camp. She hoped she would be sent to a labor camp in Germany where it was less ruthless. To her luck that wasn’t were she was going she was sent off to the concentration camp with her children to suffer. The trip was excruciating. The horrific smell, being uncomfortable whether they were sitting down or standing up. They received a not saying all the Jews have gone to the gas chamber. Sophie joined the girls that were heading toward the concentration camp with them to a prayer. During the train ride her children had been brave, but the hunger began to torment her daughter. Sophie cradled her to soother

75: a group of individuals, often of roughly the same age, who are linked to common interest and orientation. Victor, age eighteen and Perla, age fourteen have similar interests. They both wants to get out of doing the fields, but cannot due to wanting to support their families. They want to continue their education but struggles because of having to work on the field. They do not have the time to be able to study their assignments or work toward their education. Instead, they are working the farms to help survive with food and shelter. They both have responsibilities in taking care of their families. The vulnerability toward their parents are very high. The fear of losing their loved ones are very stressful and effects their

December is here. The family gathering is approaching. Living on a tropical Island, in the countryside waking up with the aroma of coffee in a nice breezy morning, the noise of the chicken, dogs barking, pigs, and horses on the top of the mountain is normal. But it is December 20th and there is an irregular noise outside, and when Juan walks outside he sees an old man wearing a big hat, boots, and farm clothing, his face and body was covered with blood and hair, but also there was a strong smell outside. That was when he notice the old man was killing pigs in a nice sunny morning. You can hear the pig crying, you can see blood everywhere not only on the old man, but there were big blood splashes in the floor, and the steam of

The book mainly follows a girl who has pica, an eating disorder that gives you an appetite for non-food items such as chalk and plastic spoons which happen to be Miranda’s favorite. Like many in her situation she doesn’t believe she has a problem she just likes to eat what she wants instead of the food that literally could save her life. However, those around her saw what was really happening. Her twin brother Eliot stated “She was the thinnest I’d ever seen her. Her hands and head were the heaviest parts of her. Her neck drooped. She hugged herself, her fingers pinning her dress to her ribs. There was an odd smell to her, heavy and thick. It was clear to me that she was slipping again, down a new slide.” (Oyeyemi 2). This is a description that many family members of those suffering with eating or feeding disorders would tell you. It’s a sad truth for many families. Families go through different stages of emotions from confusion, grief and anger, and grief or fear. Many are afraid that they are responsible for the eating disorder just like Luc with Miranda’s Pica “Miranda’s condition became chronic he thought that somehow he was responsible.” (Oyeyemi 14). In the story the family feels helpless as if no matter what they do they can’t help her. A similar case of Pica popped up in Salford, Greater Manchester. Five-year-old Zach Tahir

“Otto! Otto! Come quick!” she screeched. He jumped out of bed and saw what his wife was making a big deal about. Mr. Dussel heard the confusion and snatched the loaf of bread from me. They scolded me with harmful words, and I explained my doings. Mrs. Frank bounced back quickly and said, “We’re all hungry! I see children getting thinner and thinner. Your own son Peter… I’ve heard him moan in his sleep, he’s so hungry. And you come in the night and steal food that should go to them… to the children!”

“Reom, get me a glass of water, NOW!” commanded his mother. Staggering with each step, Reom rose. He fetched a tall glass and pours cool water into it. With every step he took,the floorboards of the old house creaked. He stretched out his arms, barely having enough strength to hold the glass up. His mother grabs the glass forcefully. “Took you long enough,useless” she mumbled.Waiting for her to give her to give him permission to go to his tiny bedroom and sleep, he stood there, by her side, “Well, what are you waiting for?” “Make me some food.” growled his mother. And so he did. Reom struggled to walk upright, nonetheless stand. He gets out the frying pan and turns on the gas. He lays the pan on the stove and puts some oil and bread on it. “I’ll just close my eyes and sit down for a little while” he thought. Reom sat down on the rugged floor, laid his head against the teal wall, and shut his eyes for a few seconds.