My mom says it’s time for me to give up now, and that what I’m doing is futile.
-- Natasha (Natasha)

Importance: Natasha, in denial about having to be deported to Jamaica, decides to continue doing homework as usual. Her mother tells her what she is doing is useless. Still, Natasha insists on normality, and seeks to find a person, a way, or to appeal even to something like fate for a way for her and her family to stay in new York. This is Natasha’s primary focus early on.

You can’t always see God’s plan.
-- Natasha’s dad (Natasha)

Importance: Natasha admits her parents’ belief in everything happening for a reason according to God’s plan is not something which she believes. However, her experiences at USCIS begins to challenge her assumptions about things happening just because. Had Irene not made Natasha late, she never would have met Lester who never would have...