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Mental illness is often a silent battle, particularly within communities that stigmatize or shun vulnerability and struggles.

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Even older generations, or the adults and seniors of today, are known to have struggled with mental health more than the teenagers of today, as they had less outlets to express themselves.This brings about a question; what would life be like if everyone had the resources that Julia didn’t?

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even when confronting Ama and Apa about Olga, more unraveled, which led her to feeling numb, and at a loss of hope as a person and for her future.Making it impossible for her to ever recover from this, and making her develop ongoing trauma for mostly the majority of her future as she continues to grow up.

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even when confronting Ama and Apa about Olga, more unraveled, which led her to feeling numb, and at a loss of hope as a person and for her future.Making it impossible for her to ever recover from this, and making her develop ongoing trauma for mostly the majority of her future as she continues to grow up.

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In I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez, readers learn more about the overall importance of how mental illness is directly impacted by relationships and cultural expectations, which reinforces the importance of recovery.

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Weak relationships can be caused by false representations and the betrayal of personal truth, which Julia learns from uncovering many secrets from many characters in the book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez

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Olga's death left all the attention toward Julia, making her the only child for her parents to pay attention and expect her to be the “perfect Mexican daughter”,

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In relevance to harsh words,Julia’s ignorance of how harsh her words can be can have a negative effect on how others view her,as lorena claims“All right, all right. You’ve made your point. Juanga says that you intimidate him"

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Living with the high standard of being the perfect daughter to pacify your parents is hard.

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Secrets are something strange, for instance it can break your world apart but also repair your world and bring all of your family and friends together

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Julia’s family isn’t listening to what she needs and that the quinceanera isn't for her only for her moms guilt, Julia’s family doesn’t really understand her. They're focused on the past and their regrets, not on Julia’s feelings and that makes her feel bad and not perfect compared to Olga.

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Julia’s sister Olga gets hit by a bus and passes away but she goes out smiling. Making Julia investigate her sister more, she finds out multiple secrets about not only her but her parents as well.

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When we are little parents hide secrets because we can't understand. Ama and Apa hide a deep secret from Julia that can explain many things.

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Olga's concealment of her true self from her family is reflected in the secrets that come to light after her passing, prompting Julia to consider whether all secrets should be revealed.

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Julian, with the passage of time and his maturity, understands the meaning of hiding secrets and understands that some things we may not understand well and misunderstand when we are little.

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In I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, by Erika Sanchez, Julia’s culture influences how she views personal success, and as she learns more about her family and her cultural background, she develops a stronger sense of who she wants to be in the world.

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The way Julia says this portrays her grief, not only for Olga and her unborn child's death, but also for her going through all of this alone.