This alludes to the fact that later in the book, the father and his daughters will experience a rift, especially when it comes to their relationships with the opposite gender. As the girls become more assimilated into American culture, they will clash with their father and his values, as they explore their own identity and sense of self. Nick’s placement of the girls away from their father shows this divide between them that is present throughout the majority of the book.
The choices that Nick made in his performance from How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents embodied the text and brought the experience of the text into the room. His use of tone and placement worked together to convey the innocence of the girls, the hidden stress of the parents and the eventual rift that would occur between Carlos and his daughters. His interpretation of the text came through in this