Summary of Sonia Sotomayor's My Beloved World

By IRB Media

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#1 I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was eight years old. The disease was a threat to the already fragile world of my childhood, but it also inspired in me a precocious self-reliance that is not uncommon in children who feel their parents are unreliable.

#2 My father was an excellent cook, but he would shut himself in the bedroom after dinner, leaving my brother and me alone. We would watch television to fill the silence.

#3 I was a watchful child, constantly scanning the adults around me for clues and listening in on their conversations. I was constantly trying to understand my parents and forgive them, but I was constantly being blamed for my parents’ problems.

#4 My father was sick, and my mother took him to the hospital. Tío Vitín and Tío Benny came to get me and my brother, and they were talking about how our home was a pigsty with dishes in the sink and no toilet paper. I felt ashamed, and I cleaned up the dishes every night.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822552500

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Insights on Sonia Sotomayor's My Beloved World

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was eight years old. The disease was a threat to the already fragile world of my childhood, but it also inspired in me a precocious self-reliance that is not uncommon in children who feel their parents are unreliable.

#2

My father was an excellent cook, but he would shut himself in the bedroom after dinner, leaving my brother and me alone. We would watch television to fill the silence.

#3

I was a watchful child, constantly scanning the adults around me for clues and listening in on their conversations. I was constantly trying to understand my parents and forgive them, but I was constantly being blamed for my parents’ problems.

#4

My father was sick, and my mother took him to the hospital. Tío Vitín and Tío Benny came to get me and my brother, and they were talking about how our home was a pigsty with dishes in the sink and no toilet paper. I felt ashamed, and I cleaned up the dishes every night.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had a special connection with Abuelita, and I loved going to her apartment to hang out with her. She was the only adult in my life who showed me unconditional love, respect, and confidence.

#2

I learned from my grandmother how to haggle, and I still do it today. She would always laugh with the vendedor at the end, even though she was complaining about the prices.

#3

I loved going shopping with my father. We would go to the Pathmark grocery store, and I would help him carry the extra bags that didn’t fit in the cart. I would always smell the bread before we bought it, because I knew if it was stale, my grandmother would not like it.

#4

When we went to Abuelita’s for the parties that happened most Saturdays, Mami made the hopeless effort to have me get dressed up. My dress would get wrinkled or stained almost immediately,