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Analysis Of And Then I Tell My Story Canfield

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“And Then I Tell My Story” is a short story written by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen. Canfield is a bestselling author. He is a well-known for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Maria (main character) tells the story of how she had to care for her mom and six year old sister, who both had AIDS. According to Maria her life was put on hold because she was their caretaker. Her life consisted of school, doctor’s appointments, paying bills, shopping and cleaning the house. Eventually, her last two years of high school, she had to be home schooled. Maria was frustrated with her life because it was not normal for a teenager. Her mom was infected with AIDS through a blood transfusion before her sister was born and then passed along to her.
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