Write for 10-15 minutes on the representation of Mami.
How does she interact with her children? With Pedro?
She takes out her problems on her children--they are a target
Can be tender hearted, but has lost that warmth because of her environment--poverty, cheating husband, too many responsibilities
Has a moral or lesson to teach
Protective--the termites on Negi
Prefers to live in city
Doesn't explain reasons, as Pedro does at times
She cooks, cleans, irons Pedro's shirts

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