Celia is the mother
figure to the main character Matt in all ways that count, although being a
“mother” towards Matt he is forbidden to call her his own mother or mama. She
means the world to Matt she is his mother, protector, guider, best friend and
countless other things during the years that Matt is growing up in the Alacrán
Estate. It is Celia who gives a loving home and a childhood that is as normal
as possible when no one else takes him in. She lives away from all the other
housekeepers who all live in the Big house itself to live and to take care of
Matt in a old house in the middle of the Poppy fields. As she raises a young
Matt, she puts him to bed the same way every night: "She tucked Matt in
and lit the holy candle in front of the statue of the Virgin of
Guadalupe," a ritual she never failed to complete. It is evident to us
that she is a very religious woman and is in fact a Catholic who prays for her
“son” every night. Celia plays an enormous role in Matts life she cooks brings
the leftovers from the Big house home everyday. The big house is where Celia
works as a housekeeper for a wealthy family. Although whenever Celia get home
she is to exhausted to tend to Matt for to long she has tried her best and has succeeded
to keep a friendship with Matt that would not broken easily. We do not know
much about Celia about her life before meeting Matt and taking this role on as
a mother so far. I personally think that this character will go far in this
book and may even consistently stay thought it as well.
-Akashdeep Bhullar
You did a good job at shaping Celia's character and putting it in an organized matter. I really how you ended one sentence with, "a ritual she never failed to complete". You were definitely correct with how Celia's life and significance goes deeper through Farmer's writing. I think your writing as portrayed a good understanding of Celia.
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