She constantly deals with the contrasts between herself and her fellow Latinx classmates, especially when they deal with matters of sex and sexuality. Her mother cleans houses for a living, and Julia thinks of herself as being "a poor Mexican" as she interacts with the white population at-large. Born in this country, her parents are first-generation undocumented migrants from Mexico, who had to adjust to life in Chicago. But can she find the intestinal fortitude to pursue her dreams? This young woman is torn between two cultures: the mainstream American and the Latinx. In fact, she thinks of herself as the black sheep of the family and compares herself to famous characters from novels, like Jane Eyre, Holden Caulfield, and Ponyboy Curtis. It is told through the eyes of a highly introspective and philosophical young woman-Julia-who especially loves her high school English class and wants to go to college and become a writer. ".This 110-minute audio-only production is graphic.
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