The Distance Between Us, By Reyna Grande

Many children who grow up in poverty have issues as they grow up. For example, many children who grow up in poverty have parents who care less for them or who grow up not being the proper parental figure, causing the person affected to have issues growing up and having to go through it all alone. Reyna Grande's memoir, 'The Distance Between Us,' describes her journey from poverty to America. Reyna grew up with her mother and father, and the phrase "the other side" also refers to America. Reyna has learned and lost people who were very important to her, revealing their true colors once she was no longer in their company. It caused her to reflect. Reyna grew up in an impoverished and unstable neighborhood where people came and went. This forced

She not only lost her children but also herself. She lost the family she had been wanting to have since she was three years old, demonstrating some pity for herself and her mother in the process. It took them a long time to get used to a new language and new standards once Reyna, her siblings, and her father finally arrived in America after two unsuccessful attempts. However, it wasn't long before Reyna's father started acting very aggressively and contentiously in any situation that required his involvement. Due to his lack of caring and inability to be a good parent, their father was not very understanding because he was rarely present for their entire lives. This might show the complexity of Reyna's development and thoughts throughout the memoir. She needed to understand that the people she really loved weren't the same as they used to be. With all the influences from her upbringing and only relying on her siblings, this changed how she ultimately

When Juana finally returned to Mexico, she left with another man and abandoned her children without informing them where she was going until she returned stating there was an incident on her way to run away with a man, with Juana being the sole survivor. It wasn't long before she introduced another man, causing one of Reyna's oldest siblings, Mago, to collapse from exhaustion. This was not just due to weariness, but also to carrying and bearing the weight of being a mother figure to her younger siblings while neglecting herself. It wasn't until Juana declared that if they didn't back her with another man, she'd leave to live with her new partner in her sister's house. Reyna's reflection on the events that had led up to that point made her realize that her mother had changed from the time she had left, contrasting the two and stating that she had never been the same and had stopped being emotionally present for her as she grew up. Even after her mother Juana returned to Mexico, Reyna asks Carlos, "Do you miss her?" Deep down, Reyna asked this out of a desire for empathy and a desire for her siblings to respond, because she knew her mother wasn't the same. Even after Reyna and her mother reunited after a two-year separation. Reyna knew right away