In the short story, Maria gets upset when her family returns and says to herself, "something's wrong with me." Why do you think Maria experiences such intense emotions? Have you ever felt like this? How does Maria recover from her bad mood? What can you do if you feel like this?

story growing up by gary soto

story growing up

Maria experiences such intense emotions as she is facing a sharp transition from childhood to maturity in which she is shock by this change and seems to fear the unknown. I have not felt like this because I am not extreme.

Maria recovers from her bad mood by slowly adapting and talking to someone in which is something i can do when I feel like this.