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Dolores did not have the ideal life growing up; even when she was older she still had a challenging life. Two themes that are present in the novel self-discovery, and when life hits rock bottom do not give up. Self-discovery is important because it is important to find out what type of person you are. Dolores had several relationships that did not work out, she learned from each of them, after some time she did find the perfect person for her. Also, when life hits rock bottoms do not let that…

The death of a loved one can impact an individual in many ways. When Delores’ mother is killed by car after arguing with Delores, pleading for her to go to college and then working a night shift, Delores becomes overcome with guilt because she feels that she was responsible for her mother’s death as well as Rita’s miscarriage. In chapter 9, Delores says that she feels she deserve this pain because she was a common factor within both occurrences. In a prospective national US study on the deaths…