Describe The Relationship Between American Family

In the novel “Prayers for The Stolen” by Jennifer Clement we observe how each family relates with each other, and we can also find many differences between American families. When it comes to Family Relations in the novel we seen how each family has to survive the dangers of living in Guerrero, Mexico, for the main reason being human trafficking and drug dealers. We don’t see that with families here in the United States is very unlikely to happen. How family relates with each other is also very different here than in Guerrero. One of the main reason of differences between families is their relationships with each other. For instance the relationship that LadyDi has with her mother is a lot stricter in the sense of support and respect. One thing is how LadyDi’s mother treats her due to her father’s abandonment, for example she is always blaming her whenever she mess up things, and always comparing her with her father like LadyDi says “if I’m clumsy is because of my dad, if I’m quiet is because of him, If I talk a lot I act like him.” In the United States I don’t really see that happening very often either because parents are divorced in good terms or they are still together trying to raise …show more content…
For example, if the father works all the time either the mother is in charge or someone else of their trust regardless the situation. Either one of the parent has to take responsibility over their child, and in Guerrero only the mother is doing all of the hard work because the “man of the house” is always out and rarely comes back to his family. American mothers are also very supportive with their children depending on their situation, they are always taking care of them and watching over them unlike LadyDi’s mother. For example like I mention she is always comparing her with her father without knowing that she is hurting her child by doing that every time she does something