Mama is Francisco's mother in the novel The Circuit. Mama was an affectionate, helpful and wise person. Mama was always there for her family. She took the initiative to ensure that the road to the tent was blocked off to keep out an atrocious odor that was a health hazard, because the safety and wellbeing of her children was her main priority. First, "As Mama began to wrap the gifts, silent tears ran down her cheeks" (Jimenez 55). When Mama gave her children gifts, she began whimpering because her children received bags of sweets instead of what they wanted. In addition, when Mama’s son Torretto was sick, she was worried and prayed every day for a full year to Santo Nino for her son to become healthy. Mama was the most helpful person in the