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RE: 3. Group G---crsimpson27 (replacement)

crsimpson27 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:57:20 +0000

I agree, the government rejecting immigrants relates to people not accepting the immigrants in my book, many people got judged and even Bruno got into a fight with an American kid because the kid didn't accept him. the government disagreeing with this is a good example of immigrants not getting good treatment.

RE: 3. Group G---crsimpson27 (replacement)

crsimpson27 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:51:36 +0000

Yes, Sol does go through these things, she doesn't know who she needs to be for her family and for herself. We even see at one point in the book when an American kid fought Bruno, because Bruno was Mexican. This shows that the Mexicans are not always accepted and usually can be bullied or judged.

RE: 3. Group C---tgeusz27 (replacement)

gparlin27 — Fri, 29 May 2026 03:25:35 +0000

In my book “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” By Julia Alvarez, the first section focuses on the girls' adult lives and their return to the Dominican Republic, while the second section looks back to when they were younger and had just moved to New York. The first part showed more of them dealing with struggles at work and in marriage. While the second shows the girls struggling to fit in socially, in this part of the book, they struggle with a lot of bullying. And in the last part, it talks about their lives before they moved out of the Dominican Republic and how they will never be able to go back to that life. The problem is the isolation they feel, so if people started accomodating to immigrants instead of expecting them to be just like them, then they would probably be more comfortable to open up and not question wether they belong. This fits how Yolanda feels about not fitting in anywhere she goes, since most of her family stayed back in the Dominican Republic. "The radios all static-like the sound of the crunching metal of a car; the faint, blurry voice on the airwaves her own, trapped inside a wreck, calling for help. In English or Spanish? She wonders." (Pg. 13)

RE: 3. Group C---gpelletier27 (replacement)

gparlin27 — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:49:06 +0000

In my book “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” By Julia Alvarez, the first section focuses on the girls' adult lives and their return to the Dominican Republic, while the second section looks back to when they were younger and had just moved to New York. The first part showed more of them dealing with struggles at work and in marriage. While the second shows the girls struggling to fit in socially, in this part of the book, they struggle with a lot of bullying. And in the last part, it talks about their lives before they moved out of the Dominican Republic and how they will never be able to go back to that life. My character Yolanda always feels so alone while she deals with being stuck in between cultures. Although she does have the support from her family, she still gets this feeling of loneliness since they don't quite understands what she is going through. But this being said, it allows her to find her independance and not have to rely on her family for things. "There have been so many stops on the road of the last twenty-nine years since her family left this island behind." (pg. 11)

RE: 3. Group A---vrigoischenet26 (replacement)

gpoulin27 — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:12:30 +0000

In the book "Brighter Than the Sun" written by Daniel Aleman, the story is about a teenage girl named Sol who lives in Tijuana, Mexico. However, she crosses the border every day to go to school in San Diego. After her mom dies, her family faces a lot of problems in keeping their restaurant afloat. Since Sol is the only citizen in her family, she feels a lot of pressure in helping her family financially. Eventually, she finds a job in San Diego and stays at her friend's family during the week so she can work and go to school easily. This poses a problem for her because she feels guilty about leaving her family in Tijuana. Throughout this part of the book, Sol tries her best to balance her work and school with helping her family financially, yet she dreams of going to college. The pressure on Sol starts to build up even more. She starts spending more time in San Diego at work and school, and she starts feeling more and more removed from her family in Tijuana. At the same time, she starts thinking more seriously about her future and whether she should pursue college or help her family as much as she can. Her relationships with the people in her life also start to get more complicated as she tries to come to terms with her guilt and grief over her mother's death. Sol also starts realizing that it is not as easy as she thought it would be to have two different worlds at the same time. This part of the book mostly illustrates her inner conflict about her dreams and her family. Sol is at the highest point of pressure to make a definite decision about her future. Her struggle to balance the needs of her family in Tijuana with the desire to make a life for herself in San Diego is drastically increased by the new problems that arise with her family and their restaurant. Sol learns that she cannot continue to live two different lives without making some sacrifices. She begins to understand that making a life for herself, such as attending college, does not mean that she is abandoning her life with her family, but rather that she is doing something that will help her family in the long run. At the end of the book, Sol makes a decision that represents her love and commitment to her family and her desire to make a better life for herself, showing how much she has grown and accepted who she is, caught between two worlds. In Brighter Than the Sun by Daniel Aleman, stereotypes are indeed present in the character of Sol because of where she is from. The reason this book has stereotypes is because Sol lives in Tijuana but goes to school and works in the United States in the city of San Diego. When she goes to school, she feels like she does not quite fit in because the students do not know what her life is like crossing the border every day. They make judgments about her life without really understanding the reality. On the other hand, stereotypes can be seen in the character of Sol because she has judgments about life in the United States. At the beginning of the book, she believes the United States has more opportunities compared to Tijuana. However, as the book goes on, she begins to understand that this is not necessarily true. “In the cafeteria, I go back to being silent most of the time. They all try-especially Ari, Olivia, and Camila…I can't find a way to act bright, or happy or to lower my walls.”(Aleman 199)

RE: 1. Group A ---gpoulin27 (Replacement A)

gpoulin27 — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:06:01 +0000

@tmartin I like your response because it shows how much immigrants struggle to move on from their past and no matter what they do they.

RE: 1. Group A ---gpoulin27 (Replacement A)

gpoulin27 — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:04:25 +0000

@klittlefield I think the quote you chose because it shows how people that dont live in America, look at America as a place to thrive.

RE: 1. Group A ---gpoulin27 (Replacement A)

gpoulin27 — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:02:02 +0000

@rbabbidge I like the quote you used because it really shows how immigrants want to just blend in and not be seen.