Cisneros explains that before puberty, girls are free-spirited, carefree, and do not focus on their appearance. She describes this period, before girls realized that they were seen as objects, in a very positive way to highlight the negative impact that the objectification of women has on girls' lives. The social impact that men can have on a woman's life is enormous and devastating. Once girls realize that they are being looked at and judged on their appearance, they begin to feel self-conscious, which changes not only their behavior but also their view of society and themselves. This story once again reveals the relationship between women and the dominant man in society by showing how a girl's entire perspective is changed due to the actions of