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Andrea and Rosa said...
Andrea and Rosa said...by Andrea and RosaThis is a summary of chapers 29-36;The chapter opens up with CoCo and Frankie. CoCo do not like the way Frankie is treating the girls. One morning CoCo woke to Frankie snapping scissors in Naurica's face, the argued and CoCo told Frankie he would never treat his own childre that way. Then right before Christmas Frankie got arreste, it was for a murder warrant, someone must have used his name. But his fingerprints cleared him and he came home. After that CoCo considered moving back to the city, she felt more safe there, but Cesar told her she should not because the kids deserve better. Meanwhile Cesar wrote Jessica expressing his concern about his children especially Mercedes, he was afraid he will lose her, like she is slipping away from him. Even though Cesar expressed his unhappiness about certain things like the upbringing, he do not tell Jessica of his drug use.But Jessica did tell Cesar of her lesbian relationship. Jessica is also going to sue The Department of Corrections saying that the should have kept her from getting pregnant while in their care.Back in Troy life was falling apart for CoCo the girls were missing alot of school and as a result she received a visit from a social worker from the the Child Protective Services. Right after that CoCo's welfare case was closed because she missed her recertification date. CoCo and Mercedes was always argueing they could not seem to get along CoCo wanted to keep going to the Bronx and Mercedes did not. One time while in the Bronx CoCo saw Wishman, he gave her some money for Pearal.Foxy believed Wishman only wanted to sleep with CoCo, and she was right. One day Wishman and CoCo went to the hotel and slept together. After that when she tried to get in touch with Wishman she could'nt. By the end od the summer CoCo received a letter from welfare saying she had to go to school or get a job, she decided to go back to school to get her GED. It was a happy moment.

Back at the prison Jessica met a woman named Nilda the became lovers, and Nilda convinced Jessica to reapply for the DAP program, to shorten her stay because her children needed her home. Jessica spoke to her children over the phone and kept in touch with Cesar, she even sent him money.CoCo moved into a new place near the girls school. The place of course was close to drug transacts also. Immediately CoCo apartments filled up with unwanted guests, because CoCo could'nt tell anyone no. That lead to more arguement between CoCo and Mercedes. Soon after the Head Start expelled Pearal saying she was to sick for them to handle. That jeopardized Pearal's SSI and the teachers and doctor had to write a note for CoCo explaining the situation. Pearal needed an operation to correct her reflux, Frankie nursed her back to health. while CoCo attended school.

In the midst of evertying CoCo was upset because she heard rumors about how good Giselle was doing, and that she was becoming closer to Cesar's family. All of the rumors were not true. Giselle was visiting Cesar regularly and he asked her to make arrangements to bring the girls the next time she came. She agreed.Everything was fine, the the night before the girls were to meet Giselle, she called CoCo to tell her that Cesar had been stabbed. Cesar had to get thirty-two stitches across his back. Soon after he got shipped to Southpoint. Lourdes and the girls went to go see Jessica, she told them if she continued to do good in the DAP program she will be home by Christmas.CoCo was having a hard time dealing with school the children and Frankie. One morning she went back to check on Frankie and caught him bagging up crack. She dropped out of school after that she did'nt want to leave him home alone. They got into a big arguement after that and she threw him out. To help make ends meat she started baby sitting. CoCo aprtment needed fumigating but the landlord ignored CoCo, as a result the girls got head lice and got sent home from school. Milagros told CoCo to call the Department of Health, but a housing inspector came our instead and condemned the place. CoCo was homeless a second time within one year.

Following her evauation CoCo reapplied for Section 8 and applied for Public Housing also. She was staying between Hector and Iris, but feeling welcome no where. Coco found a job slicing meat, then found her another place to live of course it was in an unsafe neighborhood, but CoCo just wanted a roof over their heads. She moved Frankie back in and as before Mercedes and Frankie were argueing. CoCo would agree with Mercedes one minute and tell her to stay in a child's place the next. No wonder why Mercedes was frustrated and confused.. Jessica was released from jail right before Christmas. She had to report to a halfway house first. On Christmas day the had a big celebration at Lourdes's house everyone came even Jessica's grandma from Florida. Milagros brought the girls and the had a great time. Elaine found Jessica a job at the place where she works and she is staying with her until she can find her own place. Jessica is back to her old ways and is dating a guy name George. Can you believe that? CoCo quit her job because of the irregular hours. Hector found her a job at the hospital, but she had to quit that because Pearal was missing her doctor's appointments. The chapter ends with the school wanting Mercedes to see a therpist because of ther behavior. Mercedes did not want to talk to the therpist because she would be betraying her mom and putting her sisters in jeopardy. She knows by telling the therpist the truth, welfare would take the benefits and housing would disqualify CoCo if they found out that Frankie lived there. And she also wondered what about if the found out about the drugs Frankie hid from CoCo in the house? That is an awful lot for an eight year old to bear. And oh yeah!!! CoCo is pregnant again. What does the next chapters bring for the characters in Random Family? Read on and see.

It seems as though the chacters in Random Family are always struggling with something in the lives. So for me the chapters theme is Life Struggles.CoCo is struggling to keep her sanity between the children driving her crazy and Frankie with his friends and drug dealing. And she is also strugglingg to keep a roof over their heads and food in the house.Mercedes is struggling wiht not having her father around and struggling in an unstable household with her mom not paying her any attention. She is also fighting with Frankie all the time. She is also struggling in school with ther peers, school work and her teachers.Lourdes is truggling just to be a normal mom to her children, and she in on medication now for her depression.

Cesar is struggling to keep a relationship with Mercedes, he is scared he will lose her. And trying to keep his sanity in jail because he is worried about his family.Jessica is always struggling with life because all she cares about are men. But she is also worried about she and Serena's relationship because Serena is so close to Elaine.For all the struggles that the characters go through in the book, you would think that they would make better choices in their lives, maybe they will let's read on and see.