According to the story “Marble Champ”, the main reason Lupe is determined is because she’s lonely.Almost all the times lupe is mentioned she is always doing something with marbles or she is talking about marbles.For instance “After school the next day she left her homework in her backpack and practiced three hours straight, taking time only to eat a candy bar for energy.”Secondly Lupe only talks to family and Alfonso.For example in the story Lupe only talks to her brother, mom, dad.And she also talks to Alfonso once.Finally, before Lupe started marbles she was always studying or doing homework all the time, over playing with someone.That shows that Lupe is lonely.
In addition Lupe is also determined because she is very smart.In the story Lupe does lots of stuff that needs all the smarts that she has, for starters Lupe gets awarded by the mayor himself.Then Lupe wins the school champioship spelling bee.She also makes shore to keep good grades, she has all A’s, “not counting kintergarden, when she had been stung by a wasp.”Lupe obviusly loves reading because she was awarded