As seen in the movie Real Women Have Curves, Ana is scolded for wanting to go to college. She is born into a traditional latino family. Where her family believes that she should work to help the family instead of going to school. As Ana’s mom says, “It 's a matter of principle. It 's not fair. I worked since I was 13 years old and Ana is 18 years old. Now it 's her turn”(Real Women Have Curves). Ana even achieves a full scholarship to Columbia University, but her parents feel if she goes she will break up the family and her sisters dress shop will not be able to stay open. “One of the best predictors of whether a child will one day graduate from college is whether his or her parents are college graduates”(Lareau, Annette). The family believes Ana’s main goal is to attract a guy and start a family. This is true in many traditional culture families in
As seen in the movie Real Women Have Curves, Ana is scolded for wanting to go to college. She is born into a traditional latino family. Where her family believes that she should work to help the family instead of going to school. As Ana’s mom says, “It 's a matter of principle. It 's not fair. I worked since I was 13 years old and Ana is 18 years old. Now it 's her turn”(Real Women Have Curves). Ana even achieves a full scholarship to Columbia University, but her parents feel if she goes she will break up the family and her sisters dress shop will not be able to stay open. “One of the best predictors of whether a child will one day graduate from college is whether his or her parents are college graduates”(Lareau, Annette). The family believes Ana’s main goal is to attract a guy and start a family. This is true in many traditional culture families in