Reader Response Questions (7- A,B,C,E)

The character that most engages my interest is sister Rosetta because she is open-minded, honest, and stands up for what she believes in. I can relate to her in certain ways and because of the similarities I seem to have with sister Rosetta, I find her most interested than the other characters. No, this character does not remind me of someone I know. Though I can say there was a show I once watched as a child and it was about a nun being different from the rest. How the nun believed certain things that others didn't. The major problem that I thought was most important that came up in the first chapter was the male dominance over the female. The narrator introduces a situation when she speaks about the roles of males and females. She says, "I was told that all boys (including my brother) needed to be outside more and more as they got older in order to experience the world. Girls, however, needed to stay home more each year because the world became more dangerous for a female as she matured." This issue was not resolved in this chapter. The narrator seemed to have learned a major lesson the moment she opened the book. The book that contained information about sex, drugs, and fashion. The reader can conclude that because her curiosity  overpowered her, she exposed her true perspective on that subject. When sister Rosetta came in and caught her reading that book, she believed she had done wrong. Though sister Rosetta turned out to agree with her for that matter. Overall, the narrator learns that it is okay to be curious about certain things and though it may seem to go against religion, it is part of being human. One thing I learned about the narrator is that she has a desire for something deep inside her but it is hard for her to bring it out due to the pressure by her mother and traditions by the catholic church. I can relate to her because when I was a child, my mother forced me to do my first communion not knowing why but eventually finding out that because we are Catholic, I was indeed, forced to keep the traditions going. Today, I know how important it is and why we must have our sacraments. Though I also know to stand up for what I believe in because we won't always agree with each other.