The Reading Response Journal (RRJ) further made me think and connect with what was actually going on in the book. It made me reflect on life and how this story relates to me in a way. The characters that resonated with me the most was Aurora, Felicia, and Angie. Aurora for her independence, Felicia for her strength, and Angie for her search for her identity Aurora was a misunderstood girl and I can relate to that. She started with both parents, then blinked and seen her mother struggling to PROVIDE a life for her. Aurora was surrounded by a life of violence and chaos, where she was dealing with a lot of issues at one time. Dealing with death and trying to maintain who she is as well as conforming to a foreign world, she had a lot on her plate. She need to figure things out. Aurora was in need of space and time. The character Felicia once a happily married woman with a loving daughter seemed to have it all, only to have her fairytale dream come crashing down. Felicia a woman scorned, broken, and hurt tried to find a new way to live. Divorcing her husband for adultery, she continued to move on with her life. She tried to make a living as a cleaning lady for someone she would later developed a relationship with. Felicia reminds me of my mom who too had to take control of her own life and continue to provide a way of life for her children. She could not wallow in her misery. For she knew she had to put on a brave face and continue to face the world. They both worked hard to fight what seemed to be an impossible situation. Angie and I are similar in my ways. At one point in my life I was going through of phase of being everyone I hung out with and my own identity was lost in transition. Wanting to be like, I began to follow the antics of others. Not feeling worthy enough and lost Angie was reluctant to love. Angie not thinking it was real and sincere, almost missed the opportunity because she was scared to be loved. Finding happiness, love, and herself, Angie became complete. These characters gave me more of an incentive to attend college because I did not search for the “what next?” I wanted to always be knowing and no longer struggling to live my life. My reading ability has not changed since entering college. I do not per se have any difficulty reading. I have always been an advance reader and could comprehend things fast. The readings are more articles than chapters. In The Madonnas of Echo Park, at first finding who was speaking was hard, but when I realized it was going to be a different character narrating the chapter I began to understand. I am able follow the passages and make the connections when needed. There are periods in the text that are boring to me, but I am able bypass that and continue reading. I may feel like an outsider if I did not read the material, but any other time I do not feel like one. When I am able to interpret and explain the text, then I feel like an insider. I know something that others may not know. |
b. Why couldn’t Felicia reach Aurora? Why was Aurora fighting so much? What was she so afraid of? 5. “GOOD WORDS” The following words are four key concepts talked about in the book.
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