Space Between the Stars (pg.232-338)

Summary
In the resolution of the novel Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana; Deborah is in a happy marriage which she begins to doubt if its actually faithful. Deborah soon leaves Carlos Santana for the reasons of not being faithful. Carlos who is so in love and devoted to Deborah decided to turn his life around just to prove his loyalty. While being a disciple and following the teachings of a Guru, Deborah has another abortion; one from her previous relationship and one in the relationship with Carlos, due to the fact she is told that a family would create an off setting to her meditation life. Deborah and Carlos soon decide to follow their own beliefs by leaving the Centre' and become the oneness they first set out to be. In their eighteen years of marriage Deborah and Carlos have three children; two girls and a boy. Life seemed to be very easy for them other than the complications beginning to climax again. In 1989 Deborah received a devastating call about her father having a stroke. At this point in the novel it was very hard for Deborah because her father was like her back bone which always had support for her no matter how long the problem grew. Even with the sudden shock of her father having a stroke and surviving, some people very close to were not able to survive. Deborah and Carlos's close friends were later identified in a plane crash. The death of their friends was even more shocking because their friends helped in the Santana Band business. So much began to unravel with Deborah that even business itself was becoming a down fall in their lives. The Santana Band and family was not financially prepared for the life ahead of them and they were not prepared for the life they were living. After taking full control of the Santana documentations and files Deborah started to get things back to where they needed to be. Not only but she also began to begin writing. After years of pain and heartache and the struggle of Deborah finding her self she soon begins to realize that the person she is, is strong , courageous and never gives up. In the novel Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana, Deborah and the Santana family is the finial denouement with Carlos becoming famous and being happy with the path he create for him self. As for Deborah she continues to be a mom, a friend, a support system, and the independent soul that reflects her inner truth.

Quote
"Learn to discriminate in the new year. Examine every impulse that comes, to see if it is the right thing for you to act on. And when your reasons tell you to do a certain thing, let neither the fates nor the gods stand in your way"( Santana 267).

Reaction
This quote is something that Deborah would carry around with her because it helped her connect with her self. This quotes' meaning is to follow your own path and the things that your mind, body, and soul believes in. The quote is to reflect upon your own decisions and beliefs. I think that this quote is very important for the novel because all the events that Deborah Santana went through. Throughout the novel Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana I believe that she lived a life to everyone else's expectations and not realizing her owns. Not only but since Deborah came across this quote it showed me as a reader that she is taking the path and finishing the path that she formed rather than the one some one else made out for her.