Tu No Sirves Para Nada Analysis

666 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Negative impact of child abuse

"As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it." - Eckhart Tolle. I grew up in what seemed to be a normal, happy household. I was the only daughter in a family of five sons. My mother was a dutiful woman who you could always find at home either cooking or cleaning, she was always the first to meet us at the door as we rushed off the big yellow school bus excited to finally be home after a long hard day of addition and subtraction. My father slayed long hours under the scorching sun in order to provide for his five sons. It all looked great from the outside but being on the inside was pure terror.

I acquired many physical and emotional scars the fifteen years I lived there, I was always made to feel as if I was less than my siblings, as if my best was never enough. The phrase "tu no sirves para nada" was always being thrown at me piercing through my heart like a bullet; after a while even I began to believe it. When I left my house at fifteen I took my scars I took my bruises and carried them like a victims badge.

"My life is so fucked up thanks to my dad" was the subtext of everything I shared about my life. For sixteen years I recited my pity story to anyone I ever met hoping …show more content…

I was (once again) reciting my tale of unfortunate events when suddenly Jonathan interrupted me and asked "Maria, how long are you going to play the victim of that story?" dumbfounded I quickly turned my gaze from the moon to him and hissed "you don't understand! That man ruined my childhood! I went through hell because of him!" He then calmly replied "I understand. I just want to know how long you're gonna tell that

Show More
Related

  • Samba Alma Guillermoprieto Analysis

    1301 Words  | 3 Pages

    In Samba, Alma Guillermoprieto describes the Carnival celebrated every year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and explores the black cultural roots from which it takes its traditions as well as its social, economic, and political context in the 1980s. From her firsthand experience and investigation into favela life and the role of samba schools, specifically of Manguiera, Guillermoprieto illustrates a complex image of race relations in Brazil. The hegemonic character of samba culture in Brazil stands as a prevalent theme in numerous facets of favela life, samba schools, and racial interactions like the increasing involvement of white Brazilians in Carnival preparation and the popularity of mulatas with white Brazilians and tourists. Rio de Janeiro’s early development as a city was largely segregated after the practice of slavery ended. The centralization of Afro-Brazilians in favelas in the hills of the city strengthened their ties to black

    Read More

  • Overcoming Obstacles In Touching Spirit Bear

    354 Words  | 1 Pages

    “Another source of greatness is difficulty. When any work seems to have required immense force and labour to effect it, the idea is grand” (Edmund Burke).We may not enjoy tremendous obstacles while we’re experiencing them, but when they’re over, we can definitely see the benefits. In Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, the protagonist, Cole, has had to face many obstacles in his life, such as his abusive father, his neglectful mother and his anger. Many people can relate to Cole because they, too, have had many obstacles in their life. Overcoming obstacles makes Cole more empathetic and emotionally stable. Empathy is important because it is what allows humans to be human. Being mentally

    Read More

  • Analysis Of No Saco Nada De La Escuela

    1215 Words  | 3 Pages

    A student should never be denied the right to learn and become successful because of a different skin color, or because they speak a different language. “No saco nada de la escuela” by Luis Valdez is a play that discusses the racism in schools. The play starts with students going to elementary school and then ascending to middle school and college. At the beginning the students were not aware of what racism really was because of their innocence. However, the teacher that they had was very racist and bullied the students of color. That experience made the other kids realize that not everyone was the same and because of color or language they should be treated differently. There are five different students who take part of this play, two of those students were white, and there were two Chicanos and one black. That is great diversity of cultures. The teacher that the students have in elementary school was an example of the other professors they were going to have throughout their school years. Very arrogant and not understanding of the minority students. Their teachers were not really interested in teaching the minorities and always showed her discontent of having students of color. Their teachers didn’t believe that students who were part of a minority should be placed in the same classroom as the white students. Maybe that was because they didn’t know the potential a minority student could have. One Chicano student named Francisco never denied his roots and became very successful. He had many obstacles in his learning environment, but at the end he becomes a great example of perseverance. Francisco is the student who I think showed the greatest development in the play. He had to deal with racism all the time, but that didn't stop ...

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center

    864 Words  | 2 Pages

    Growing up, life wasn't easy. As a result of these adversities, I've been able to not only see, but personally experience, having a constant battle in my life. Throughout this journey of life, I’ve had the opportunity to meet people and learn about different backgrounds and hardships many others suffer from. These experiences,

    Read More

  • Immigration Persuasive Speech

    438 Words  | 1 Pages

    Of course, as any other young girl, I didn’t really know what real pain was. I mean the type of pain when losing someone, more specifically, having someone taken away from you. I remember everything like it had just happened this morning. Long story short, I had my dad pulled away from my arms due to immigration issues. I wasn’t easy going through that. I had to go to school with a smile on my face and let no one know what had just happened. Up to this day, I get choked up just thinking about it. It wasn’t easy then, and it's still not easy today. With all the pain going around, I never stopped to realize I wasn’t the only one who had experienced that. As I got older, I became aware that many of my fellow classmates had the same thing done to them, sometimes even worse.

    Read More

  • Cartoneo Y Nopalitos Analysis

    130 Words  | 1 Pages

    who aren’t blood related such as Honore and Trotsky, and Honore and Cuervo. On one hand, Honore feels he has an obligation with Trotsky because Trotsky saved his life; and on the other hand, Honore stays by Cuervo’s side because they grew up together and he is trying to convince Cuervo to stay out of trouble. In the film “Cartoneo Y Nopalitos” it is more of a whole family being close. In the beginning, Carla thinks they are only visiting Don Homero, but, Julio’s plans are to stay. Carla agrees to stay due to the possibility of her children having a better future. We see how Carla is very attached to her grandfather, Don Homero, since the beginning and wants to become a doctor to cure him from his sickness.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Mother's Struggle With Cancer

    820 Words  | 2 Pages

    When I was younger, I remember feeling as though I lived in a bubble; my life was perfect. I had an extremely caring and compassionate mother, two older siblings to look out for me, a loving grandmother who would bake never ending sweets and more toys than any child could ever realistically play with. But as I grew up my world started to change. My sister developed asthma, my mother became sick with cancer and at the age of five, my disabled brother developed ear tumors and became deaf. As more and more problems were piled upon my single mother’s plate, I, the sweet, quiet, perfectly healthy child, was placed on the back burner. It was not as though my family did not love me; it was just that I was simply, not a priority.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: How My Dad Changed My Life

    669 Words  | 2 Pages

    When I was a young child, my dad was my idol and hero. He seemed to know everything and had the solution to every problem. Any difficulty I had, anything I didn’t understand, my dad had the answer to everything. It seemed like it was every day that he taught me a new valuable life lesson and always had wise advice to share. My dad used to work all day long in Boston and my brother and I would wait by the door to greet him with a crushing hug as soon as he came home. I used to wait eagerly for my dad to come to my room to read me a bedtime story and then tuck me into bed. My dad could do no wrong. He was right about everything and knew how to deal with anything. However, as I grew older, my convictions changed and the image I had of my dad fragmented.

    Read More

  • Los De Abajo Analysis

    1431 Words  | 3 Pages

    Los de Abajo, the realistic portrayal of those involved in the Mexican Revolution? After only reaching a small audience with serialised publications of Los de Abajo, the importance of the novel and author, Mariano Azuela, only became apparent in the 1920’s. The rugged nature of the narrative in the novel proved to be something different to the norm of the romanticised literature that had been published regarding the revolution. A testimonial view provided by an eyewitness account offered ‘mexicanidad’ and a realistic snapshot of life in that era. Azuela writes all from memory and draws from his real life witnessing of the Mexican revolution, thus all the characters are somewhat an indication to the people that were involved. Therefore it is

    Read More

  • El Papa Siempre Tiene La Razón Analysis

    250 Words  | 1 Pages

    In this short story “El Papá Siempre Tiene la Razón,” author Hans Christian Andersen quiet humorously tells a childhood story he heard over and over continually when he was little. He starts telling the story of how the Farmer and his wife lived in a really old farmhouse with moss and weeds on the roof, slanted walls, a stork nest decorated on the chimney and they owned a horse which was their prize possession. The farmer traded away their horse for a sack of rotten apples in a number of endless gains of bargains. A couple of Englishmen made a wager with the farmer knowing his wife will not like any of his deals. Then the wife agrees with her husband the farmer. Of course the Englishmen’s were amazed and paid up. It all started when the farmer

    Read More

  • Long term affects of Child Abuse are worse

    760 Words  | 2 Pages

    Home is a place of comfort and security, where your parents love you and where they support you. What happens when all of that is changed? When your house is now a place of pain and fear; Richard Pelzer knows exactly how this feels. His childhood consists of constant abuse and neglect. In all cases of child abuse, the effects don’t end as soon as the parent decides to stop. Surviving child abuse is a lifelong battle. The child deals with the pain everyday of their lives even when they become adults. When a child is abused their life as an adult is now open to addiction, mental disorders, and suicide years later. The long time effects are far worse than the immediate bruises and broken bones.

    Read More

  • Im Nobody Who Are You Analysis

    636 Words  | 2 Pages

    Whether someone is a nobody or a somebody, everyone is a follower, but the decision to follow the crowd or the heart is theirs. “I'm Nobody! Who are you?” is a poem written by Emily Dickinson about the two categories of people in the world: nobodies and Somebodies. A somebody is someone who chases the crowd or the trend. Somebodies always want to blend in with those around them. Whereas, a nobody is someone who only pursues his/her’s heart. Nobodies want to stand out and be unique, but they are shunned and looked down on for being different. The disheartening reality is that today rather than being themselves, majority of people yearn to be more like somebody else.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Father's Death

    743 Words  | 2 Pages

    My father passed away in 1991, two weeks before Christmas. I was 25 at the time but until then I had not grown up. I was still an ignorant youth that only cared about finding the next party. My role model was now gone, forcing me to reevaluate the direction my life was heading. I needed to reexamine some of the lessons he taught me through the years.

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On The Ugly Truth

    776 Words  | 2 Pages

    Being a child of a broken home is more extreme than most think. Divorce at a very young age taught me to be strong, independent, and strong willed. All my life I had been daddy’s little girl, even now. After my parents’ divorce was finalized, I remember my dad picking me up every other day after school; we would go get a coke and a snack then go to the park or simply just drive around. I always felt like my time with my dad was cut short due to visiting hours and my mom would never let me stay over or even talk to him on the phone. I vividly remember a time when my mom and dad got in an

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: How Divorce Changed My Life

    631 Words  | 2 Pages

    At the young age of ten, I was faced with a situation that has had one of the largest influences in who I am today. My parents’ divorce has and still currently plays a role in my life that has affected my drive for motivation bringing diverse perspectives. At such a young age, I was filled with such remorse, discouragement, and fear. My educational abilities were collapsing, along with some of my common social activities. I was absent-minded due to my adolescent understanding and confusion of the situation. I became emotionally depleted coming eye to eye with what I was promised would never happen. My personal connections with my family gradually became diminished, from what I kept so valuable. I was placed in a situation that tore apart my contentment, arrogance, and self motivation. It wasn’t until years later, I took my position as a chance to transform my bleakness into a strong desire for greatness.

    Read More

More about Tu No Sirves Para Nada Analysis

Open Document