Let the challenges begin!!!

 In chapter eight Patria has an epiphany of sorts that pushes her to strive for something better after seeing an event that could change potentially anyone. These events changed her view point on the events that are going on in the country. This was what she though when she was going down the mountain "Coming down that mountain, I was a changed women."(Alvarez 162) This was the start of her and her husband joining the resistance and I do say is impressive since her resolve resembles that  of the people who I fought along side with. The change was major and the events that followed could have stopped anyone from going on but she did not. She decided it was enough and she had to do something so her kids were not hurt in the future. This shows a theme in how people can change given a good enough reason to do so. To change like this is a hard enough but to actually do something is impressive.