Question

"Instead of letting that depress me, I became
more quietly determined and mentally tough. I
Learnt how to take care of myself. I never thought
of quitting because I knew what I wanted.
When you come from nothing and you have nothing,
then it makes you very hungry and determined
I would have put up with much more humiliation
and insults than that to steadfastly pursue my dream."
Questions :
(a) What was it that could depress Maria?
(b) How did she turn the situation in her favour?
(c) 'because I knew what I wanted' Which trait of
Maria's character is revealed through these words?
(d) Which dream was she pursuing at the moment?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Instead of letting that depress me, I became more quietly determined and mentally tough. I learnt how to take care of myself. I never thought of quitting because I knew what I wanted. When you come from nothing and you have nothing, then it makes you very hungry and determined . ..

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

a) Her financial / economic situation could depress her.

b) She turned the situation in her favour by becoming determined towards her goal and becoming mentally strong .

c) 'because I knew what I wanted ' reflects her passion , determination and self confidence.

d) Her dream to become something having importance and value to silence those insults and humiliations.