Comparing The Distance Between Reyna Grande And The United States

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How did the emotional distances Reyna Grande experienced with her father, and mother affect her life and push her to become a highly renowned writer? The memoir The Distance Between Us follows a girl named Reyna Grande and her experiences both in the United States of America, and in Iguala, Mexico. Early in her childhood her parents chose to leave Mexico in pursuit of financial stability, and a stable home, but due to complications they could not take their children. Since the children had to be left behind, an emotional distance grew between the kids, and their parents.. The cultural distance Reyna Grande experienced affected her writing, allowing her to become an excellent and famed writer, the emotional distance Reyna Grande had with her …show more content…

The cultural distance between Reyna Grande and the United States of America was what differentiated Reyna Grande’s life from her siblings Carlos and Mago. The three siblings had very different paths in life, Mago the oldest had attended college for some years but ultimately dropped out due to the influence of the culture around her, the culture of going out, partying, and having lavish clothes driven by Mago’s desire to be like her coworkers. Carlos had decided to get Davila 2 married and had no chance to go off to college. Both siblings had an easier time adjusting to the new culture they had been exposed to in the United States of America, and therefore were more influenced by it, rather than their father’s teachings. The influence of American culture can be seen in chapter 17 part two page 254 “Instead she talked about looking for a full time job and buying herself a car and pretty clothes. She wanted to go out with her coworkers, who spent the weekends dancing at clubs.” The effect of the culture Mago had been exposed to led her astray of a higher education, this would lessen her opportunities in life. Reyna however had a cultural difference with the United States Of America, this prevented her from ending up like her siblings who had been led astray from their father’s teachings of pursuing a higher education. Reyna Grande struggled to …show more content…

Alternatively, Reyna Grande also developed her writing skills in order to find solace she could not find in people, this becomes evident later in the memoir based on her writing being considered advanced by instructors such as Dr Savas. Cultural distances were not the only factor in her life, the emotional distance Reyna Grande had with her parents was often shown by Reyna Grande to be her father’s lack of attention towards her, this caused Reyna Grande to seek out attention from her father through her academics. In the memoir, Reyna Grande states a value that was instilled in her by her father was school. Reyna Grande, from a young age, was told of the importance of having good grades. In chapter eleven part two page 216, Reyna’s father clearly states “Here in this country if you aren’t educated, you won’t make it very far, school is key to the

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