"As a result it took me years to fully accept myself." Rodov adopted that same hatred her mother withheld. dreading their curly locks. Her mothers discontent with her own self was reflected onto her daughter, and made her terribly shy of something she simply couldn't control. this statement reaches so many people. She is directing it at an audience who has also been through the pain of learning to accept your natural self. For people who struggle with insecurity over their big, messy, untamed curls. She wants everyone who feels this to know that curly hair is beautiful despite it being stigmatized.

"As a result it took me years to fully accept myself"

Rodov adopted that same hatred her mother withheld. dreading their curly locks. Her mothers discontent with her own self was reflected onto her daughter, and made her terribly shy of something she simply couldn't control. this statement reaches so many people. She is directing it at an audience who has also been through the pain of learning to accept your natural self. For people who struggle with insecurity over their big, messy, untamed curls. She wants everyone who feels this to know that curly hair is beautiful despite it being stigmatized.

This quotation demonstrates the hardships the authors mother faces due to her curly hair. Her mother, despite having high test scores, was not permitted into her dream school due to her religion. Her hair simply gave her away, marked her.

This is Rodov's introduction to her thesis of how her curly hair has been a reinforcement of her heritage