Islation in So Far From God, Beloved, and The Guardians

In the novels So Far from God and Guardians by Ana Castillo and Beloved and by Toni Morrison we see how isolation can create a need for community and support from others. Isolation as demonstrated in these texts is something that is not dealt with properly. Getting through a tough situation may be hard, but it does not have to be a solo act. It can be said; a person who feel they need to ‘isolate’ themselves from their community are only going to make their situation worse, and if support from the community is not accepted isolation becomes more of a threat than a danger to the person who is not accepting the help. It can be debated, that La Loca in So Far From God, Sethe in Beloved, and Regina in the Guardians have all demonstrated how isolation can be dangerous for a person should not be taken lightly, and community support should be taken advantage of if offered. Any kind of support given to help a person through a tough time is better than dealing with it alon e. In So far from God isolation becomes a presence in La Loca’s life from the day she was born. La Loca’s isolation is different in a way that she did not allow any type of human contact what so ever. As a child she had a phobia of germs which kept her at home and unable to live a normal life. Because of this, La Loca ultimately chooses to isolate herself as a way to be kept away from people because she thinks they smell and can not stand to be around them. As La Loca states: â€Å" The occasions when La Loca