They give readers images of the importance of family.
Explanation:
Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed in May 2009 and confirmed in August. She is the first Hispanic and Latina Justice. In her story, Sotomayor provides descriptions of her family. She grew up without her father, but in the context of a traditional Latin American family. Sotomayor shows the influence that this environment had on her and on her future. In doing so, she gives readers images of the importance of family.
