Why mamacita is homesick?

Why mamacita is homesick?

By Kornchanok  Eiamsantipaisarn (Erng)  10M

            Homesick occur when we need to move to different home environment as a feeling of missing home. Mamacita is one of the characters in a short story called “No Speak English”. In the story, she lives with her husband and her baby boy. I will say that mamacita is homesick because she has to leave Mexico, her old country, and came to America, she is afraid to speak English, and she always sat beside the window and played Spanish radio and sang all homesick songs about her old country.

Mamacita husband has jobs in America; he works very hard to save money to bring her and her child to Mongo Street, America. When mamacita arrived in her new house, she missed Mexico so much. She never leaves her country before, and she never leaves the house not because she is too fat and cannot pass through the stairs, but she doesn’t speak English. Although her husband has already changed the color of the house to be same as her old house in Mexico but she still cried. A new environment can made her become homesick. Nowhere is better than her own house in Mexico.

She is afraid to speak English or in other word she doesn’t speak any English. English is an ugly language that she couldn’t understand. She knew only eight words and only knew how to say: “He not here” when the landlord comes, “No speak English” if anybody else comes, and “Holy smokes”. It is hard to survive in the United State without knowing English. She asked her husband about when they will move back home (Mexico) which made her husband disgusted and screamed at her: We are home. This is home. Here I am I stay. Speak English. Speak English. Christ! Her child that she brought from Mexico also breaks her heart because he learned and can speak English in which she couldn’t understand and doesn’t want her child to speak English instead of Spanish (her country’s language). She doesn’t want to learn English because she is missing her home town and want to go back. She can accept only Spanish not English. This make her became lonely and wanted to go back home.

She always sat beside the window and listened to Spanish radio, sang all homesick songs about her country. This has shown a very strong feeling of homesick.  She can’t understand English so she is afraid to go outside meeting with new friend.  When she doesn’t understand what is other trying to say to her then she chose to be lonely and listen to Spanish radio which I think she might think that it will help her feel like she is home.

In conclusion, I could say that mamacita is homesick. Homesick can happen to us when we have to move to somewhere else that is not our home.  It may need a very long time to feel ok in new place. Home sweet home, nowhere is better than our house, nowhere is warm like our house, and nowhere is saved like our house!