I just wanted to remind you guys that we are supposed to be having conversations about the book on this blog.
Can someone make a new post about a discussion they'd like to start about the book? Andrew and I were talking about how the book begins in the four sisters' adulthood and works backwards, did anyone else pick up on anything they find important?
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Well, no one posted. So I'm going to continue my own discussion.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that by working backwards, the stoey is revealing memories that helped shaped the girls' future. For example, the fact that Yolanda is a writer comes in Part 1 of the book, when the four sisters are adults. However, as time moves backwards you discover how she began writing when she had to give a speech in school. Her interest in writing obviously grew with her first typewriter which was given to her after her and her father got into a fight.
I also picked up on the title. I think the title, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is about how the girls adapted to American culture when they moved to New York City. It's about how as they assimilated into American culture, they began to loose their Spanish one and it became less significant and almost forgotten all together with.
Anyone disagree/agree? Any comments?
I agree mainly because it's true. See, In part 1, you see that all of the girls already raised families of their own. In parts 2 they were getting wiser about things, but still making immature choices, and in part 3, they were cared for most of the time. It also says the dates that each part occured in. Also, the title of the book does foreshadow a bit.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Villa