I was surprised to read the ending of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. This book was FINALLY the first book we read in class to end with a happy scene. Well.. almost happy. Obviously it is still unfortunate that Piddy will probably always live in fear now, and Yaqui never faced any real consequences for her actions. Even with those circumstances I am satisfied and just relieved that the book ended with Piddy finally starting to cheer up and feel happy.
All throughout reading the whole book I couldn’t help but to feel anything other than just stressed out. I wanted Piddy to do so many things differently about her situation. Among those things, more than anything I was hoping she would confront her mom about what was happening. Her mom always cared about her and would clearly do anything in her power to protect her daughter. When she finally did find out what was going on I felt a lot more relieved knowing that her mother could finally understand why Piddy was acting so different lately. Piddy's actions go to show how much a person's attitude and mood can be influenced by a bully.
Although it is sad, it is very true that most people who are victims of bullies, face a lot of emotional problems that they are not able to suppress. Piddy for example was apologizing for being badly bruised all over her body. Although there was no reason for her to blame herself, she couldn’t help but to say she was sorry. She also had a lot of anxiety that Yaqui was going to attack her at any moment. Even after moving to a new school, she couldn’t help but to feel a little bit of fear in the back of her mind. Maybe later in life everything that Lila said about her being far away and forgetting all about Yaqui, will come true.
Mattie - I agree that Piddy did apologize a lot. Her confidence was completely worn down.
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