Bitita's Diary: The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria De Jesus (Latin American Realities)

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Summary: Review of Bitita's Diary
Review: In the book Bitita's Diary, by Carolina Maria de Jesus, we could see the struggles of a young girl as she grew up in a poor town as a person of color. We could see the obstcles that she needed to overcome because of her gender, race, and class. This book was very enjoyable to read, because you could actually put yourself in her positon, and see how hard her life really was. In the beginning her realtives who were of higher class, took Bitita in and gave her sweets and other things that were never given to her. As the aunt realizes that she is of a much lower class, and others were noticing her generosity to someone not as important in society, she soon shuts Bitita out just like others had. On the other hand Bitita was lucky in the fact that she got to attend school and become educated. Bitita did gain many opportunities to earn money so that she could survive. This is why it seemed ironic that Bitia would leave a job or shelter that she had been taken in at. In understaning Bitia's thinking we can see why she would do such a thing. She is a descendent of slaves, therefore she would maybe have a feeling of being held captive. Her mother also beat her, but then again her mother also knew of the struggles they would encounter, but needed to overcome so that they could survive in this town, so she could relate to her. Although Bitita did have hard times, she was better off than most other people like her. Bitita did realize the gifts that were given to her, but also kept in her mind the importance of her heritage.

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Summary: Review of Bitita's Diary
Review: In the book Bitita's Diary, by Carolina Maria de Jesus, we could see the struggles of a young girl as she grew up in a poor town as a person of color. We could see the obstcles that she needed to overcome because of her gender, race, and class. This book was very enjoyable to read, because you could actually put yourself in her positon, and see how hard her life really was. In the beginning her realtives who were of higher class, took Bitita in and gave her sweets and other things that were never given to her. As the aunt realizes that she is of a much lower class, and others were noticing her generosity to someone not as important in society, she soon shuts Bitita out just like others had. On the other hand Bitita was lucky in the fact that she got to attend school and become educated. Bitita did gain many opportunities to earn money so that she could survive. This is why it seemed ironic that Bitia would leave a job or shelter that she had been taken in at. In understaning Bitia's thinking we can see why she would do such a thing. She is a descendent of slaves, therefore she would maybe have a feeling of being held captive. Her mother also beat her, but then again her mother also knew of the struggles they would encounter, but needed to overcome so that they could survive in this town, so she could relate to her. Although Bitita did have hard times, she was better off than most other people like her. Bitita did realize the gifts that were given to her, but also kept in her mind the importance of her heritage.