"Mericans" blog

My reaction to "Mericans" was at first confused. I have currently read the story 4 times and I have a clear view on it. The little girl in the novel is portrayed as very immature, confused and naive. She shows immaturity when she is sitting inside the church with her "awful grandmother". While the grandmother is deep in prayer, the little girl is winking at the saints and counting the mustache hairs on her guardian. She conveys confusion when her little brothers are shooting imaginary guns at her and she wanted to play flying feather dancer. She begins to shed a tear but toughens up, in fear she'll be called a girl. Lastly, she shows signs of being naive when she lists off the problems of her relatives, Auntie Cuca in particular. She says that her Auntie is "suffering from a life of troubles that left her face crooked and the other half sad." It sounds as if her Aunt had suffered a stroke, but to the little girl it is suggested as nothing important. I believe that the little girl is looked at this way because there is no mention of her parents. The grandmother tells them to stay by the church entrance until she is back. There seems to be no sense of guardianship in this story.