Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

In all, I enjoyed reading this novel and I truly admired the character that Jeanette was in the story. She goes from someone who was basically brainwashed since her mother made her believe that her sexuality was a sin in their religion and she begins to hold her own in life. She works various jobs and is shown to be a character to admire since she never gives in because she didn't fit her mothers version of what is good in the religion she followed and Jeannete never allowed that religion to negatively affect her in the future. She can be looked at as a hero in a way because she is someone that never gives up regardless of her circumstances.