Taylor Lowery College Writing R1A Patricia Steenland August 29, 2017 1. Lola’s Story is far different than anything I have ever read or even heard of. Economic Servitude and modern slavery is something that is known, but not seen, or nor talked about. Tizon brings Lola out of the shadows, and in that his family's darkest secret, their slave. One of the things that amazed me about this story was the fact that Alex was able to see the wrong in something his family had “normalized.” I believe that the majority of who you are as a person, can be traced back to the way you were raised. Most of the time that is following in your parents footsteps, but for some it is learning the path you don't want to take. It’s amazing that Alex was able to see his parents were in the wrong and to change it when it was “his turn.” Although Alex should have done more, faster, his actions show the cowardly nature of the human race. However the true “star” of this story is Lola. Her ability to love the people who had taken her into a life of slavery, and who had stopped her from basically living, speaks highly to who she was as a person. She grieved the death of Alex’s mother even though she spent a life in servitude partly by her doing. I also found it heartwarming that she kept all of the children's rewards and knick knacks, she cared.