The story was great and describable. I was surprised on what Judith’s parents were doing to her; sending her either to Puerto Rico or Catholic girl’s retreat during the summer holiday for just a punishment. It is because her parents did not want her to be influenced badly by her friends. So she chose Puerto Rico because she wanted to see her grandparents after a long time.
When she came to Puerto Rico, she was not expecting that everyone was doing the strange thing around her. Her grandmother always asked her if she was alright because Judith had asthma but it is not that too serious. She became bored at her grandparents’ home and wanted to come back to her home. The main reason she wanted to stay back was Meli and her future boyfriend, the bad influence. They are referred as “bad influence” because they tempted Judith to follow their bad ways and they were under house arrest for drug bust.
She learnt a lot from her grandfather who was a spirit healer. She went to meet Angela who had an “evil-related illness” which means she sometimes acted strange. This is the cause of her mother’s new boyfriend, a villain, who tried to bring bad influences into Angela’s house as this has affected Angela’s life.
I learnt many themes from this story. Judith was brave enough to stand any situation such as haunting places and evil-based issues. I was brave to hear many stories from my families. I don’t believe these stories even though my cousin is a spiritual healer. I experienced dealing some spiritual and sick issues with my cousin in Fiji.
Punishment helps children learn something so much like parents sent Judith to Puerto Rico to stay with her grandparents. She learned a lot about their culture rather than learning nothing at her home so that the bad influences won’t affect the childrens' lives much such as their education, relationship etc.
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