The Distance Between Us Mago
Mago who has scars on her own face from an accident incurred during a.
The distance between us mago. The memoir the distance between us showed the hardships and hard w. The distance between us book one. The the distance between us quotes below are all either spoken by mago grande rodriguez or refer to mago grande rodriguez. Dear class below are questions comments on each chapter in book two.
I enjoyed this memoir because it gave an inside look to how somebody can build themselves up and get to where they are today. The distance between us is a memoir. In 1980 four year old reyna grande s mother is preparing to leave mexico for the united states el otro lado or the other side as it is known in their impoverished city of iguala. The memoir the distance between us showed the hardships and hard work reyna grande had to go through.
Trapped in poverty in their native land moving into the united states by any means is a way to better one s life and the lives of one s children. The distance between us summary. Reyna mago and carlos beg their mother one last time to stay behind insisting that they don t need a dream house they just need their parents. The distance between us introduction context.
Mago knowing that betty needs a proper doctor goes next door and borrows money from doña caro then takes betty to the hospital. The distance between us is a 2012 memoir by reyna grande who is also the author of the novels across a hundred mountains and dancing with butterflies. Could the ocean be symbolic of something. The distance between us introduction context.
What characteristics of a memoir can you identify in the story. Chapter 1 look at reyna s first time experiencing the ocean. Chapter 15 summary analysis litcharts. As the oldest it was clearer to mago more than to carlos and me that the distance between us and our parents was destroying our relationship more than any of us could have imagined.
For each quote you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon like this one. Reyna grande rodriguez speaker papi natalio grande mami juana rodriguez mago grande rodriguez carlos grande rodriguez. All page numbers and. Award winning novelist reyna grande s new memoir the distance between us is a book that has given me an eye opening understanding of the plight of many immigrants from mexico.
Chapter 1 summary analysis litcharts. The man behind the glass you do not have to answer these questions. Compare and contrast mago s experiences as a student in mexico and the united states. The distance between us book one.