Character Bio: Maria
Maria is the daughter of Italian immigrants. She is devoutly Catholic and the oldest daughter in a large family.
Small town is mostly Baptist. Maria's family is the only Catholic family in town. They travel to nearby ??? for Mass every Sunday. Most of the Catholics in the area are Chicano migrant workers. So the view of Small Town is that Maria's family is strange and different. This makes her a target.
Martha's crew is tolerant and somewhat curious as to Maria's religion. They see it as one of the facets of Maria's personality but don't ever hope to understand it. Martha's parents are not too happy about Martha's association with this immigrant Catholic. But they trust Martha to not do anything rash.
Ethnically, Small Town is not used to immigration from anywhere but south of the border. They are predominantly a wasp community of families who "go all the way back to the frontier days if not to the revolution itself." A bunch of good 'ole boys, they don't give Maria's father much chance at business, so he ends up working at a factory.
Maria has a strong tie to her family. She sees her parents working hard and wants to do well by them. She is motherly to her brothers and sisters even though her brothers are older than she is. Maria would do anything to protect her family and keep them together. Because of her ties to her family, she doesn't have as much time to hang around with Martha and her friends. But when she is with them, she is fiercly protective, energetic, and full of life. She is the most likely of the group to go along with April's plans, defend April when she gets in trouble, and hold a crying friend. She also has a way with the adults. Whenever suspicions arise about the girl's activities, Maria always knows just what to say to smooth things over and divert suspicions.
Small town is mostly Baptist. Maria's family is the only Catholic family in town. They travel to nearby ??? for Mass every Sunday. Most of the Catholics in the area are Chicano migrant workers. So the view of Small Town is that Maria's family is strange and different. This makes her a target.
Martha's crew is tolerant and somewhat curious as to Maria's religion. They see it as one of the facets of Maria's personality but don't ever hope to understand it. Martha's parents are not too happy about Martha's association with this immigrant Catholic. But they trust Martha to not do anything rash.
Ethnically, Small Town is not used to immigration from anywhere but south of the border. They are predominantly a wasp community of families who "go all the way back to the frontier days if not to the revolution itself." A bunch of good 'ole boys, they don't give Maria's father much chance at business, so he ends up working at a factory.
Maria has a strong tie to her family. She sees her parents working hard and wants to do well by them. She is motherly to her brothers and sisters even though her brothers are older than she is. Maria would do anything to protect her family and keep them together. Because of her ties to her family, she doesn't have as much time to hang around with Martha and her friends. But when she is with them, she is fiercly protective, energetic, and full of life. She is the most likely of the group to go along with April's plans, defend April when she gets in trouble, and hold a crying friend. She also has a way with the adults. Whenever suspicions arise about the girl's activities, Maria always knows just what to say to smooth things over and divert suspicions.
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