Esmeralda Santiago. The almost-relationship is (sadly) totes normal these days. FYI, Wonder Woman is a fictional character. Start studying Almost a Woman. Almost A Woman Discussion Questions 1. This Study Guide consists of approximately 17 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Almost a Woman. At once a universally poignant coming-of-age tale and a brave and heartfelt immigrant's story, Woman Who Aspires To Be Wonder Woman. 6. Also, are your legs chained together, or am I just seeing things? Almost a Woman begins immediately after thirteen-year-old Esmeralda and her family have moved to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico. Their father has decided to stay on the island, leaving Mami to raise her eight (eventually eleven) children on her own. Yeah, not sure about how comfortable that one is laying on a beach. Santiago feels that this fact kept her and her family from attaching too much importance to possessions, or even to friends. "To be, or not to be," may be the question, but there is a definite third option when it comes to relationships: "to sort of be." But when the right woman comes into our life, oftentimes, we find a renewed motivation, a deeper meaning, a stronger reason to succeed in whatever it is we are trying to succeed in doing. In New York, Mami hoped, doctors could save it" (Santiago 3). Almost a Woman Esmeralda Santiago 41-page comprehensive study guide Features detailed chapter by chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis The ultimate resource for class assignments, lesson planning, or leading discussions. Almost a Woman begins immediately after thirteen-year-old Esmeralda and her family have moved to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico. “In the twenty-one years I lived with my mother, we moved at least twenty times” [p. 1]. 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