tion given to him, but the idea that things surrounding him were not all that they were made out to be either. This was Miranda's first dose of reality, and not just the stories that were being told to them. It was the first major disappointment that either Miranda or Maria faced and that changed a lot of things from that moment on. Miranda's childhood dream of becoming a horse jockey, due to all the fond memories experienced and told to her, was changed after she realized reality. On top of that, the idea of since their Aunt Amy's better half wasn't all he was made out to be; maybe she wasn't as perfect as everyone claimed her to be either. This is a very negative force in the novel, because it is the first step taken by Miranda to change
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