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Frida Kahlo
Hedda Garza

    I started to read the book “Frida Kahlo”, this book is a biography of a women who was a hispanic artist. In the book it says when she was younger she was a rebellious tomboy people would judge her, but she didn’t care. By this I can tell that Frida Kahlo views the world differently and had a more of a carefree persona. It then goes on  to the tragic  accident when Frida and her boyfriend Alejandro Gomez Arias were going to take a bus ride to Coyoacán. On September 17, 1925 the bus they were riding got hit by a trolley this accident almost cost her, her life with many injuries that would prolonge throughout her life. Freida began sketching after her accident not being able to pursue as a doctor/nurse anymore she began to take refuge in painting. She then went to Diego Rivera a famous painter, later to be her husband too see if she were a good painter, he said “that indeed she is a good artist.” In the book it showed a few of her paintings which are so unique and creative.

    The book “Frida Kahlo” is a biography of her life and achievements, but it does show a lot more of her personal life then other biography's usually do. What I like about this genre is that you know it’s real, that these events actually happen, and that these people, but for this book Frida overcame many obstacles of her career/life. I really usually don’t read biography’s so it is different for me when I do because it’s very complex in the writing, but I still like to read it. There’s nothing that I don’t really like about reading in biographies. I will definitely read books with this genre because I learn more and I can relate with the person’s at times, and I feel like it expands my knowledge. What I really like about this is book is Frida, and how she was very strong emotionally and could express herself deeply in her paintings so well like her painting of "The Two Fridas". In "The Two Fridas" you can clearly see how she feels about herself the two persons she is. Frida Kahlo is very inspirational, and I feel that she was a pretty amazing person.