Week one

  I think that "Para Taresa" is written in both English and Spanish, so that the speaker can express how important it is for the reader to understand that the characters in the story speaks both. It is very significant to the point of the story, that these girls are Latin or Hispanic, growing up in 1950s America. the whole point for the main character and Taresa fight, is that taresa is upset with the speaker for "over achieving" and "showing her up". however, the speaker does not see it as over achieving,  the speaker saw it as proving everybody wrong. theses girls lived in a time of great racism and judgment. A time where a young Hispanic girl was looked down upon, because she was "inferior" or less than a any other white girl. our speaker knew that this is what everyone thought, and she decided to fight against the system. Her reason for excelling in class is to show everyone that she is capable of more than is the stereotype. the fact that the poem is written in English and Spanish, shows the speakers pride of her heritage.

      I think also think that the narrator had a better understanding of the situation because she had matured. now that she was older, when looking back at the incident she can understand how Taresa was just rebelling in a different way than her. back then it seemed like there was bitterness towards Taresa. however, almost 25 years later, our speaker is able to better understand Taresa and what she was going through.