Listening and reading Ana Castillo, So Far From God, I was in shock. The first page was about Sofi, and witnessing her baby pass away. I thought to myself where was Sofi’s husband? As I read along, readers knew that her husband had left. Reading that made me think, How many Latino families are divorced. It’s a “Latino custom” (if traditional) to get married and have kids, and divorce is no option. Which can lead many men and women, like Domingo to “step-out” of a family. According to National Healthy Marriage Resource Center, the rate of Latinos who are married with kids is 66%. Divorce rate for men was 6% and for women it is 9%. This data can be connected with the traditional values some Latinos carry in sticking with the person you marry, no matter what. So for Sofi, to be in a church with her baby in a coffin with no husband, it’s frowned upon. I admire Sofi for continuing her life, raising her kids without her husband. She many not be “traditional”, but was the bigger person for not leaving her marriage and kids, for a addiction.

http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/research-and-policy/marriage-facts/culture/hispanics-and-latinos/index.aspx