Response to “Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood”

Response to “Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood”

       The cuenots in her memoir are women stories because she was a women herself growing up in a Puerto Rican home. In addition, women found telling stories kind of like an outlet. Their grandmother was the main storyteller in the family.  They also found it like bonding time for them without the men being around. In addition, women are more open to tell about things that have happened to them.  The women stories are like warning signs to tell the younger what to watch out for, as they get older.

            The equivalent for the boys in the family would be the grandfather would be the main storyteller. Instead of them sitting around a room in rocking chairs, they might outside playing a game of football or catch. As they, play they would tell stories and the younger men would listen to the stories. They would give advice to each other. The uncles and grandfather are the main ones to tell the stories while the younger boys just play and listen.