Summary Of The Story 'The Guardians' By Ana Castillo

“The Guardians” by Ana Castillo tells the story about Regina, a widow living in a small New Mexico border town. She works at a school in Cabuche while, raising her fifteen-year-old nephew, Gabo. Gabo was an orphan whose mother has been killed a few years ago. Being an orphan, he wants to find his father by making friends with some gangbangers at his school while keeping his morals in line with his religious beliefs. The story begins when Regina’s brother, Rafa, suddenly vanishes and she receives a threatening phone call from a strange woman, saying that she knows where Rafa is and demand a ransom. Regina can not rest until she knows the fate of her brother, so she decides to search for him with the help of Miguel, her co-worker. The story is wrapped about Regina and her nephew, searching for a man who is both a brother and a father.

Although a desert is a dangerous place, full of snakes; and coyotes with very few people visit,; Regina still manages to survives despite the harsh circumstances. She even learns how to use a gun to protects herself from the threatening wildlife. The death of her Junior, her husband, made Regina become stronger and independent. Because of marrying him, she gets his army benefits. She could not stay and hide in the shadows. Without her husband, she still gets new jobs, the jobs she dream of. She also has a business which earns her extra money for her daily life. Regina takes care of Gabo like her own son. She loves and respects her family, which is shown in the way she is worried about the disappearance of her brother, or when she wants to take her nephew to New York. She is trying to do something goods for her family, but t the gruesome death of Gabo's mother and the disappearance of Rafa, make Regina and Gabo rely on each