Silent Dancing

The thing I liked most about this story was the fact that I could relate to it. How? The first thing, I noticed about the story was that it was about Puerto Ricans, and I'm half puerto-rican, so I recognized some of the foods and stuff that was mentioned, because I've eaten them! That made me connect with the story a little bit more than someone who might not know what those things are. I also liked the story a lot because it described the author's childhood life in the barrio, but it also flashed back to that video, which captured not just her story, but the stories of her family members, such as her cousin's abortion. That made the story as a whole way more interesting than if she was just describing her life. It was nice to hear about the differences between immigrants and those who had already been living in the states for awhile. There were obiviously differences between the two, so it was interesting to learn about them, and how others thought of them as well. I liked how the video story and the author's childhood story were like two different stories put together, but they both helped get the same point across, they merged together to tell HER story, and that's what made it so interesting. Overall, I really enjoyed it. It was my second favorite of the batch we had to read for this assignment...now, on to my first favorite...