Summary Of Farmworker's Daughter

Everybody experiences the journey of life keeping in mind that the end goal is to discover his or her identity. Their identity turns into a puzzle where every part of life is a new piece that is waiting to be added to the ongoing collection. In the memoir Farmworker’s Daughter written by Rose Castillo Guilbault, she describes the story of her life as a young girl in Mexico to a grown-up in California. She came to California when she was just five years old with no knowledge of American life and assimilation was a challenge. Guilbault faces a lot of hurdles in terms of culture and language when she first arrived. Yet through struggling with these challenges, she encounters those who help her through difficult times. Rose Castillo Guilbault's life was enlivened and formed by various individuals and circumstances that helped her discover her own sense of "self". Correspondingly, my own sense of "self" has been shaped and
Mrs. Rojas, the main Mexican teacher in the town, was known to be the meanest and strictest instructor in school, yet Rose thought otherwise. Mrs. Rojas constantly attempted to incorporate Spanish society in her lessons. She would regularly educate children regarding Mexican history, literature, and art, which were frequently fused into educational modules. Despite the fact that Mrs. Rojas was not a good example in Rose's life, she got to be somebody more than that. She helped Rose realize something: “The seeds of self-worth, acceptance, and pride in who I was were planted so subtly that I didn’t even realize they were growing until many years later, when I found them rooted inside me” (86). Mrs. Rojas had made Rose realize that her culture should be a source of pride and confidence in her identity. She had given Rose the chance to see that Mexicans can integrate with American society without diminishing their