She does not take her own decisions, this is way she is influenced by an important image in her life. This is common in people with poor self-confidence and could show other problems such as not distinguish what is wrong to do and what is not, for her own profit or for others.
In Latin America they tend to focus more on the wars and historical events that happened there unless they affected the entire world like 9/11 then they educate on topics like that as well