Review: Coming of Age
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
No matter what, being thrown into a situation that is unexpected and life changing would make anyone lash out, nervous, and afraid of what's to come.  It can be especially hard when you're put in a situation that is completely unfamiliar and something that you've been withheld from all your life.  Considering Willie's mother never taught her daughters about their actual culture (she wanted far away from it) the shock of having it thrust upon her makes you sympathetic to the young girl who is in a situation that isn't very comfortable for her.  It's family she rarely if ever saw, she initially had no friends, and when you're used to taking care of everything and all of a sudden you don't necessarily have to it makes for a young woman unsure of her place in this new world she's being put in.  The beauty of learning all about it is you see Willie grow up before your eyes and embrace what is her heritage and her life with her extended family.