Garcia Girls Reflection

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent was a very powerful book. I took away multiple lessons that I can apply to my own life. The lesson that I feel is the most important is to always remember where you come from and no matter where you go in life, always remember your heritage. This is a very hard thing to do because (as seen in the novel) the Garcia Girls assimilited to American culture and pretty much disregarded and did not really care about their Hispanic heritage anymore. They were introduced to some very unusual American parts of life and they thought it was rather weird. In my opinion, it is precisely these events that should be a clue to not forget about their culture. After all, where you come from really defines who you are and your heritage is a HUGE part of your life. You can turn to parts of your heritage, such as religion to answer questions in life that you are unsure about. Your heritage shows you how to deal with things in life that you might be unable to handle. It is always good to have something to believe in as well. This whole lesson of never forgetting who you are can really benefit me down the road. I am positive that at some point in my life, I will be presented with the difficult situations and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents really showed me where I can turn to when these situations come up in my life. This whole book made me think about culture and it really made realize how important my background is to me. This book was a great read, and it was one of the more meaningful novels that I have ever read because it is not just a simple story. After you read it, there are many things that you can take away from the book. There is a story within the story. By that, I mean that the story is not just about the Garcia Girls, but it is about how you can apply what you learned from the novel to your own life.