In my book “When I was a Puerto Rican” her life when she was young in Puerto Rico as a child living with her mother and father and siblings.The author of the book, is called Negi by her family and friends she didn't realize that was her nickname for many years. Her name Negi was short for Negrita which is what she was really called because of her dark skin. Esmeralda was born in Puerto Rico her parents were Pablo and Ramona. Her life as a child was mostly all arguments of her parents and her siblings. Esmeralda teases because she is the oldest and should be the most responsible.She says that she believes her relationship with her mother isn’t good because of her being the oldest.The settings in this book has an important influence on Esmeralda.They …show more content…
All of these changes allow her to become a better person. When she moves to Mancún girls did not have any specific duties, when she lived in El Mangle, Negi had to face bad prejudice against her life, and when she leaves Puerto Rico to move to Brooklyn, she is forced to face an entirely different society which is a whole new area and culture. This was a coming of age story. Esmeralda brows up physically and emotionally in the book, which is why I think this is a coming of age story. One example of Esmeralda's coming of age is when she was faced with the disappointment of realizing that she doesn't have her mother to herself but must share with her siblings. Esmeralda believes that her mother doesn't like her as much as she does to her siblings. While she wants to be angry with her mother, she realizes that there is no way to let out. Esmeralda express her maturity while making a good decision. Another point in the book when she was being mature which was obvious when Esmeralda realizes that her father is not the loving family he said and what she believed.The story is written in first person