"So Far from Good" by Ana Castillo

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"Sofi had devoted her life to being a good daughter, a good wife, and a good mother, or at least had given it all a hell of a good try . . . Now there was no mother to honor, no father to respect, no 'jitas to sacrifice for, no rancho to maintain, and no land left to work (Castillo 218).
The purpose of this research is to examine the transforming character of Sofi in So Far from God by Ana Castillo. The plan of the research will be to set forth the cultural and social context in which Sofi can be seen as shaping her identity from her environment and family history. Also discussed will be psychological implications Castillo's portrayal of mother-daughter relationships--especially how human relationships are shaped by the response to unique cultural forces.

In a way, Sofi is defined by a social environment of women and.."

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