1. Case Study - When I Was Puerto Rican
... to heaven according to her mother's beliefs and the Catholic Church as introduced by her paternal grandmother. Esmeralda is also exposed to many types of adult relationships from her philandering father, his parents, her wowing mother and an assortment of friends from the city and country. Through friends her own age Esmeralda learns of her other types of families from her ... hood where normal sexual interest and relations take place. Esmeralda begins in middle childhood to show signs of normal sexual interest with a boy only one year older who is the son of a friend of her mother's. S...
- Word Count: 1553
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: Undergraduate