Patria and Pedrito
In Chapter 8 specifically, a lot is told about Patria Mirabal. It's 1959 and Partia is 35 years old. She is married to Pedrito Gonzales and has two children Nelson and Noris. Throughout the chapter her love for her children is portrayed. She shows her overprotective characteristics on New Years when her son is out and about until the early hours in the morning. She is always worrying about her kids because she says if she was to lose another child, she would not be able to go on again. When Patria says "another child" she is referring to her miscarriage. She thought that God was punishing her for losing her faith and that is why her baby did not live. Throughout this chapter, Patria Mercedes' true personality came out.
Prior to reading chapter eight, my feelings for Patria were lukewarm. I did not particularly like her and I did not particularly dislike her. After reading chapter eight, I decided that Patria was a favorable character. I feel as if I know Patria because her way of parenting reminds me of my father. She is a bit over protective the same way that my parents are over protective. My father, like Patria, gets nervous when he doesn't know where I am or what I am doing. Since I am familiar with this characteristic, I feel familiar with Patria.
Along with Patria being overprotective, I enjoy how Pedrito is not particularly overprotective. When Nelson asks to go to University, Pedrito, although not a fan of the idea, allowed him to go. Pedrito reminds me of my mother. She is not always a big fan of my ideas but she usually allows me to follow through with them. Pedrito and Patria remind me of my mom and dad which gave chapter eight a personnel feel to it. Because I personally connected with these characters, I really enjoyed reading this chapter.
