Myra lives in a small apartment located close to school and across form the infamous McArthur Park in the Pico Union area of Los Angeles, she lives with her mother and father whom are not seen in the film and one of which is killed (her father).

Using Galinski’s six stages of parenthood it can be said that despite the absence of Myra’s mother and father in the film, they are in what Galinski classifies as the the fourth stage or the “The Interpretive Stage”, at this point in her life Myra’s mother is faced with having to no only interpret the world to her but also the circumstances surrounding her fear of being thrown out of s

As described in Bronfenbrenners Ecological systems model, components of the system around an individual directly affect one’s development. In Myra and her mother’s case such components can be identified. One of the components affecting Myra that is considered a microsystem would be her school, where she participates in positive learning experiences both in the classroom and out with other students. She also plays an important role as a member of her student council and enjoys the welcoming and safe (in comparison to the alternatives available to her) physical environment. Her housing situation is one that is shown and is comprised of limited materials both for basic needs (home is crowded and everyone shares a room and bathroom facilities) and for learning activities, the environment is also dangerous as seen in the video shot of her neighborhood. As part of the macrosystem Myra’s social position affords her limited materials to help her learn and gives her an idea as to what society sees as role fit for her and those like her, in this case they are seen as the cause for a lot of the problems in America and in some instances second class citizens. The government from the Federal level down to local is a component that is also affecting Myra and her family, with the passing of proposition 187 any of these agencies play a negative role in that they are limiting the resources and materials allowed to Myra and other undocumented individuals as

Some topics in this essay:
Bronfenbrenners Ecological, Hoover Elementary, Erikson’s Indutry, Interpretive Stage”, Los Angeles, Using Galinski’s, Myra Myra, El Salvador, Stage Galinsky, Simón Mexican, myra’s mother, proposition 187, hoover elementary, passing proposition 187, mother father, passing proposition, los angeles, el salvador, fourth stage, interpersonal relations, student council,