1. How does Champ keep responding to her mother when she asks her opinion on various beauty products at K-Mart? Why does she respond in this way? What does this reaction show about the potential relationship between a lower class, single, Mexican mother and her daughter?
2. What is revealed when Arlene's towel slips? What does her immediate response and positive attitude say about Arlene's character and personality? How is this an illustration of the common occurrence of abusive relationships in poverty stricken homes and what does this say about why it is perpetuated?
