Nothing I did was enough. I was not enough.
-- Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: Though Camila loves her mother, she feels incapable of communicating effectively with her. In this opening scene from Chapter 1, Camila longs to tell her mother about her secret soccer championship. However, no matter what Isabel says to Camila, Camila feels affronted. She has tried to be a good student and an obedient daughter, yet does not feel that her mother acknowledges her efforts. This moment establishes Camila's feelings of isolation and entrapment within the context of her family. The moment also addresses the author's thematic explorations regarding identity.

Freedom from society's expectations.
-- Coach Alicia (chapter 2)

Importance: During a soccer game one day, Camila talks to Coach Alicia. When Camila expresses her frustrations about how hard her life is in comparison to her brother Pablo's, Coach Alicia suggests that Camila has something her brother does not. She has the freedom to live outside society's expectations. At...