Summary:
The story continues right where it left off. After Negri awoke from her unconsciousness she was told by her mother that she was going to be spending a week at her grandmother's house in Santurce, Puerto Rico. The grandmother was very old and wanted to see her grandchild one more time before she passes. On the way to the house Negri and her dad went to a mercado, a place where people did shopping for the family. While they were in the mercado Negri wanted to eat some alcapurrias because she smelled it in the air. The father decided that they should eat before they got to the house in Santurce so he bought two alcapurrias, one for himself and the other one for Negri. When they finally arrived at abuela's house abuela could not stop comparing Negri to her father. Negri felt really good every time abuela said a compliment because. When the father was leaving his expression made Negri feel as though he was not going to come back. Negri suddenly wanted to see her mother and dad again because she felt alone after the way her father left her. Toward the end of Negri's stay at abuela's house she felt really comfortable and enjoyed sewing with abuela.
Quote:
“her long, mournful face horselike, her large eyes almond shaped, the corners pointing down as if weighed by many tears” (Santiago 88).
Reaction:
Santiago uses a combination of similes and metaphors to describe people that she sees that attract her attention. In the quote above, santiago is describing an old lady who sells Jesus heads with thorns on them. It is an important quote because Negri was scared of the lady, even though the majority of the people in Puerto Rico are Roman Catholics who believe in Jesus.
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