Post 5

1. I think Sofia has changed from her experiences through the book so far. In the beginning of the story when her first boyfriend don't work out, she finds a new one and thinks he is the one right away. He is a German tourist who she met somewhere in South Africa. This relationship changed many of hers, especially with her father. Because her father is a traditional Dominican father, when she runs away to marry him he gets very angry. Now when ever Sofia is around her father she cant be herself because she is constantly worried about pleasing her father. So as a character things aren't and probably wont be the same with her and her father. So in a way with her actions she causes tension with the whole family and with her trying to always make up for it, it shows the guilt she has.


2. Although there are many negatives in the book so far one positive was Yolandas conflict with her father about the speech that she had wrote. Because they wernt able to express what really happend at first it my have seemed like a negative. Carlos was really mad at the speech but did not know what do. Even tho the fist attempt to help the problem was bad, in a way it did help. When he was able to explain himself i think it made up a little bit for what happend. It was bad to get her a new typewriter. When a parent feels bad for making them feel bad they should jut talk to them and explain them selfs instead of buying gifts, that isnt good for the child. That is how they can become spoiled and taking advantage of there parents. This covers a positive side tho because in a way it shows that no matter what the parents and kids will always love each other. It seemed negative but shows positives to 


3. I think Jeremy is a good example of the connection with the book and what it has to deal with the identity and nationality. The people of 2012 watching basketball in a way are looking at the races differently because of the success that Lin has had, along with many other players. Lin has shown people that anyone can play basketball  in this time, even though there have been other asian basketball players Lin is more of an Asian American and can prove to people what he can do. Basketball can be characterized as a sport where mostly the African Americans can excel at but Lin has been able to change that in todays eyes where anything can happen, we have an african american president, and more cultures are rising up to be more and more things. He will be remembered in the NBA for a while by many fans weather he likes it or not, Lin is a good example for the book in terms of dealing with identiry and nationality.