I found this part of the reading a bit sad. Sophie had grown and has lived with her mom for years. An important moment that I found in the beginning would have to be when Sophie speaks about the school she attended. I feel like this part gives a great insight to the people in Sophie’s life for the the past few years. We learn that she attended a special school for Haitian students where she was kept in her language but also learned english. I feel that this shows Sophie’s mother being maternal because instead of sending her to a public school where Sophie could get lost in a sea of students her mother found a place that could cater to her daughter and still keep her in her culture. I also feel that culture is very inporrant.

We also see that Sophie does not want to be engulfed in her culture but wants to fit in. This is shown when she says about the other kids in the public school discriminating against her.