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Julia’s aunt, and Amá’s sister. Fermina is a kind, sensitive woman who dotes on Julia—and who eventually reveals to her the horrible secret about Amá’s rape and Olga’s true parentage in hopes of helping Julia to better understand who her mother is, where she’s coming from, and why she’s so overprotective of Julia.
Tía Fermina Quotes in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
The I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Tía Fermina or refer to Tía Fermina. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 22
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My body feels like it weighs a thousand pounds. I picture my mother’s face streaked with tears and dirt, my father bowing his head in defeat. “And Olga? What about Olga? She was . . . She was ...” I can’t get the words out.
Tía Fermina clasps her hands to her chest and nods. “See, mija, that’s why I want you to know. So when you and your mother fight, you can see where she’s come from and understand what’s happened to her. She doesn’t mean to hurt you.”
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Tía Fermina Quotes in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
The I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Tía Fermina or refer to Tía Fermina. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 22
Quotes
My body feels like it weighs a thousand pounds. I picture my mother’s face streaked with tears and dirt, my father bowing his head in defeat. “And Olga? What about Olga? She was . . . She was ...” I can’t get the words out.
Tía Fermina clasps her hands to her chest and nods. “See, mija, that’s why I want you to know. So when you and your mother fight, you can see where she’s come from and understand what’s happened to her. She doesn’t mean to hurt you.”
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