As far as Gaby's future is concered, I was a little unsure of how the movie exactly ended. I know that Alicia is not planning to return home, as she left her keys in the front door lock. Gaby was over at her Grandparents at the time of her parents fight, so I am assuming that Alicia left from her home to go pick up Gaby. Whether she returns her to her biological family is what I am unsure of. I know Alicia loved Gaby very much, but at the same time I got a feeling that Alicia was very sympathetic towards the mothers who were murdered and of their children who were taken away from their families.
At one point during the movie, Alicia's past is revealed; her parents also died when she was very young, and her Grandmother tried to cover up their deaths by writing fake letters to Alicia and telling her that they were on a "trip". Eventually Alicia came to believe that her parents just didn't want her anymore, until the day that she saw their grave sites and finally forgave them. In this aspect I think that Alicia doesn't want Gaby growing up the same way, thinking that her real parents didn't want her and that she was being lied to all along. I guess in reality, Gaby's life could have taken multiple turns: she could have been picked up by Alicia and taken to somewhere different to live, she could have been returned to her biological family to live, or maybe she was left to stay with her grandparents? It is hard to say but I think that Gaby would have grown up a very strong woman just like Alicia, and would have known her past and have accepted it??? I can only assume!
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Amy, I think you are right that Alicia would want Gaby to know the truth about her parents based on her own experience as a child with the death of her parents and how that situation was handled by her grandmother. I don't think she would want Gaby to find out later in life that this information was kept from her. I don't really know anyone that has adopted a child, but it seems in many instances I've heard about that being up front about the circumstances works out the best for all parties involved in the long run. Less resentment, less fear of rejection, less wonder about "what if".
ReplyDeleteAlicia was very courageous to take on this quest for herself and Gaby, based on her relationship with Roberto. Knowing he would not approve in any way of what she was doing had to make it even more difficult. The scene where Alicia meets Sara and listens to her tell the story of her daughter, sees the pictures, and realizes the implications is so overwhelming. You can almost feel the wind being knocked out of Alicia to have this confirmation of her fears.