This shows how her family isn't outwardly affectionate, which affects her

This shows how she feels obligated to help her mom because she has to live up to what her sister used to be

This shows that she seems to prefer if people look down on her or have low expectations for her

This shows that she really doesn't know that much about her sister on a surface level

This shows that she tends to remember and characterize people by their physical appearance

This shows that she doesn't think highly of Pedro or his relationship with Olga

This shows how her mom disapproves of her lifestyle and wants her to be more like Olga

This shows that she and her mom have very different ideas on clothing

This shows that her mom is trying to make her happy but going about it the wrong way. She does things that she thinks would make herself happy if she were Julia, but Julia's views are very different, and so her mom feels unappreciated.

This shows that Julia doesn't like her mom and doesn't want to be like her

This shows how she feels isolated because of the way her mom treats her

This shows that she wants to be independent and act like herself, but she feels held back by how other people treat her when she does

This shows that she's not very good at pretending to like Juanga, but also that Lorena knows her well enough to tell when she's hiding something

This shows that other people view her as less because of her appearance, which affects her

This shows how she changes how she acts to fit in with people around her so she doesn't get bullied and instead is the bully

This shows how her teacher cares about her wellbeing, which may contribute to why she likes her English class more

This shows that Mexican women are expected to be obedient and submissive and she doesn't want that

This shows that Julia wants to feel wanted by the people she cares about.

This shows how her family expresses their emotions differently. While her mom is very emotional, sometimes even taking it out on Julia, her dad bottles his feelings and keeps them hidden from her.

This shows that Connor isn't very empathetic and doesn't understand when he's being offensive, but also that Julia goes along with it because she wants him to like her.

This shows that even though Julia has a fairly low social class in the US, in Mexico she is still quick to judge anyone she deems below herself

Despite Julia being quite harsh herself, she doesnt think Belén should think of herself higher than others, simply because Julia sees her as just as poor and dark.

This shows how different parts of Julia's family view her differently based on how and where they were raised.

This shows that Julia is very conscious about how her extended family views her.

This shows that only after Olga's death Julia starts to recall more fond memories of her

This shows, again, how Julia tends to make very surface level observations about others.

This shows that even Julia tries to be nice, she still fails.

receiving. It’s both uncomfortable and satisfying at the same time."

This shows that Julia likes feeling like she's better than everyone else, but not necessarily the center of attention.

This shows that Julia is NOT self aware.

This shows not only how Julia and Tía Fermina don't see eye to eye, but also that Julia hasn't considered sacrificing anything for her mother, she just wants her mom to compromise for her.

This shows how Julia doesn't consider the lives and emotions of people other than herself, especially her mom.

This shows that even though Julia didn't really like Juanga at first, he still shows her respect and tries to comfort her when she's feeling down.

This shows that Julia feels like maybe life is passing her by, especially when she's with Connor. She's passive in the progression of time, and she's not making any move to make the moment last.

This shows how Julia cares about her mom and what her mom thinks of her, even if she doesn't want to admit it to her face.