Monday, November 26, 2007
Summary
Becoming Naomi Leon is a story filled with drama that Naomi has to go through. Seven years ago Naomi and Owen’s mother, Skyla dropped them off at their great-grandmothers trailer house. Skyla was a mess and an alocholic. After she had divorced their father, Santiago, she felt she could no longer take care of them, but she told Santiago he could not either. Gram was happy to care for Naomi and Owen, especially since Skyla was in such bad shape.
Everyday Naomi would fantasize about her mother and what she would be like when they would actually meet. She had three “possible moms” for what she imagined Skyla to be like. Her first thought was a mom who always came and helped out at school, and was he president of the Parent/Teacher group. Her second thought was a business mom, with nice suits, and had an important job in a big business. Naomi’s last thought was her mom working at a plant nursery, and walking her and Owen to and from school each day. The day that Skyla, her mother, finally came back to her, she was absolutely nothing like she had imagined.
When Naomi first met her mother she was all right with the fact that she was nothing like she had wished. She would do her hair for her, and buy her new clothes, and make her look ‘pretty’ for the fifth grade. At dinner one day, Skyla tells everyone how she wants to bring Naomi to Las Vegas to live with her boyfriend. Things only get more heated when Gram tells Skyla that Naomi will not be going with her to Vegas. Gram wants to prove to everyone that Skyla is a bad person so she takes everyone in the trailer to Oxaca, Mexico where they would stand in front of a judge and settle this conflict. Will the judge let Naomi stay with caring great-grandma and brother or go with her mother to Las Vegas?
Everyday Naomi would fantasize about her mother and what she would be like when they would actually meet. She had three “possible moms” for what she imagined Skyla to be like. Her first thought was a mom who always came and helped out at school, and was he president of the Parent/Teacher group. Her second thought was a business mom, with nice suits, and had an important job in a big business. Naomi’s last thought was her mom working at a plant nursery, and walking her and Owen to and from school each day. The day that Skyla, her mother, finally came back to her, she was absolutely nothing like she had imagined.
When Naomi first met her mother she was all right with the fact that she was nothing like she had wished. She would do her hair for her, and buy her new clothes, and make her look ‘pretty’ for the fifth grade. At dinner one day, Skyla tells everyone how she wants to bring Naomi to Las Vegas to live with her boyfriend. Things only get more heated when Gram tells Skyla that Naomi will not be going with her to Vegas. Gram wants to prove to everyone that Skyla is a bad person so she takes everyone in the trailer to Oxaca, Mexico where they would stand in front of a judge and settle this conflict. Will the judge let Naomi stay with caring great-grandma and brother or go with her mother to Las Vegas?
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Question 1
When Naomi and Owen came to their great-grandma's trailer seven years ago, Owen ahd some problems. His neck was curved and he had a leg shorter than the other. Grandma took him to surgeries and the doctors many times. Now Owen wears tape on his shirt. When Skyla sees it, she tells him to take it off and Naomi defends him. Do you think Owen should of taken it off or do what he did to feel comfortable?
Question 2
Naomi and Owen's father, Santiago, never saw them befroe they went to Mexico. Skyla told him not to keep them, but was it right for Santiago to ingonre them? Would it be better if he fought for them?
Friday, November 23, 2007
Question 5
If it was up to Naomi, do you think she would have gone with her mother to Las Vegas, or stayed at the trailer with Gram and Owen?
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