Most recent public comments by Student Justin Le https://nowcomment.com/users/68155 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172179?scroll_to=1631015 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172179?scroll_to=1631015 I agree with what you're saying, I can see that Diane was panicking and there was stress building up as the story continued. Her emotions did fluctuate as she was sad about her mothers deport and then happy about getting into BAA. Overall I agree, your analysis and explanation is great shows how Diane's character is going through a fairly large obstacle during this period in her life. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:52:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172179?scroll_to=1631011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172179?scroll_to=1631011 One significant event that happened to Diane was that her mother got deported for the first time. This event caused her to take responsibility and butt in every time her father and brother would fight, she felt that she must be responsible to stop the arguing and fighting to not cause any more problems. Another significant event was that when she had her period, this is also significant as her mother was deported for the second time. When she had her period she was in a emotional state because of her unusual situation where she was staying at a close friends house and her mother was absent. This just goes to show that Diane was going through puberty and was in a very fragile state of her life in which her mother wasn't there for her due to an unfortunate event. This coming of age story reminds me of a book called Esperanza Rising. In the story Esperanza abandons her home and rich life in hope of a safer environment, in doing so she learns to grow up. How this relates to Diane is that both of them find that they both have responsibilities as well as they were both in a fragile state and were experiencing hardships. In Esperanza, she learns that not everything is a given right, that sometimes you have to work for it. In Diane's coming of age, though she already know this, she works hard to get what she wants and the both of them know/start to realize the world isn't as dandy as it is. For Diane, it was her mother going in and out of America, for Esperanza, it was when she went from riches to rags. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:04:50 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626953 get help from police as they are the closest thing I could trust or think of in that moment, then contact family or close family friends. I'd probably break down once I'd see them, after that I would try to find my parents no matter what. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:54:56 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626949 One of the first things I would do is calm myself down it's one of the first things that should be done so you can get a clear idea of what to do. Next I would call a family member that I know of and tell them my situation, I would ask if I could live with them or if there was anywhere else I could go for help. From there all of my resources would come from family members or from a foster home, orphanage etc. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:52:00 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626948 https://nowcomment.com/documents/171422?scroll_to=1626948 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:47:32 -0500