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mature mate
mate grows older she starts to break down in prison she reverts back to the baby in need for her mother. Mate makes prison into an ROMATIC EXPERIENCE when her and her sister are released from jail. " what hurts is thinking of those im leaving behind " she dosnt like men -
Mate
Mate is 10 yrs old and she gets a diary from Minerva to record her thoughts. She goes home for holidaysMinerva gives her son to Patria but the catch is patria I suppose to keep him because Minerva and manolo are going to be out a lot and wont be back for weeks. " patria is still running scared " and " patria decides to send nelson to a religious school " Nelson is independent -
chapter 10
Patria finds strength in her self when dede came to support her. the portrait was portrayed as an important symbol again. the mom hates the dictator the picture is no longer hanging next to jesus picture which make him connected to god. Patria worried that her family wont be recorded as prisoners. tortured and killed in the system. " She prays to him for her family to safety -
chap 11 1960 pregnant
mate is in bad health she's vomiting Mate realizes she's pregnant plans to abort it so SIM don't take it . Mate loses the baby " Loses baby when the SIM do something to her she " won't say what. Had to give mate electric shock -
chapter 10 1960
patria finds clues that spies were around her house. " patria begs pena to help find nelson " They wanted to get revenge on neighbors . Nelson is released from jail " Patria drops on knees to thank god when nelson is released. -
chap 11 1960
Mate gets diary in prison and records to keep her from going crazy . Women offer mate time at the window and she realize that they weren't equal. "Find out everything for sale in prison
but freedom; they make shopping lists. " and " Mate creates a schedule to keep from going crazy. " -
chapter 12
Mate sees Minerva graduate....Minerva is under house arrest. She is scared to leave it Minerva do see herself. " Can I leave " They begin business of christening gowns because family the family is poor so Pena tells them to write a letter to Trujillo so they can visit him. " They get to visit the men again -
chap 12
Mate, Minerva, and Patria go tovisit and pick up lone soldier on road
" Learn from soldier that the men are to be moved back soon so change minds about moving to Puerto Plata" They buy purses they get ready for the trip. They had a little trouble getting pass "clerk slips them a card telling them to avoid pass " -
mate babied
mate was the only one left in the house and all her sisters got married, but nobody sees her for herself she is still portrayed as a baby " Oh diary, how I hate when she forgets im already 18 ". -
jail conditins
When mate is overwhelmed with jail conditions she calls out to her mother, she becomes a child again, and need comfort and care. " I got this panicked feeling that I will never get out of here . " mate begin to grow paranoid " suddenly the walls were closing in '.