Sonia's Negative Influence On Sonia

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Another reason Sonia is disappointed is because wanted to be just like Norma, but when they meet when they were older Sonia was a disappointed by Norma. She did drugs, when Soina and Norma meet Sonia noticed tracks on Normas arm and realized she had been doing drugs. Sonia does not want to do drugs and be like Norma now, She is surprised that Norma made bad decisions in high school and after high school. She got pregnant in high school and got expelled. Sonia realized that Norma was a bad influence on Sonia, and she did not want to look up to Norma anymore. Sonia was very disappointed that Norma had made horrible decisions in high school and after high school.

One last reason is because Norma did not go to college, when she got pregnant

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