the coldest winter ever essays

the coldest winter ever essays The Coldest Winter Ever is about a ghetto-born girl named Winter Santiaga. Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug dealing family. Winter is the oldest of four born daughters to Ricky and Momma Santiaga. (they dont mention her mothers real name.) Winter is quick-witted, sexy, business-minded, and she knows and loves the streets of Brooklyn like the curves on her body. (back cover of TCWE) Ricky Santiaga, Winters father, works his way up through the drug ring in Brooklyn until he is the top dog in the Brooklyn drug world. Even though Winter and her family live in the projects, the inside of their apartment is huge and is decorated extravagantly. For example, they have royal red carpets on the floors, top of the line furniture, a fully loaded entertainment center, equipment, and other luxurious things that they dont quite mention. Winter and her mother are both conceited and fashionable at the same time, they shop and spend lots of money all the time. When ever her mother goes out somewhere she was very well coordinated. For example, if she had on a zebra hat, she would wear zebra patterned Victoria Secret bra and panties, zebra patterned camisole, zebra skin pants, and even have a zebra design on her nails. Her mother didnt work because she believed that beauty was a full time occupation that left no room for everything else. She even got her hair done once every three days. Winter was the same way when she shopped, but she mostly bought sneakers, jewelry, and the expensive name brand clothing. Winter has three younger sisters in which she adored but sometimes hates babysitting and taking care of. She has two twin sisters, Mercedes and Lexus and another sister named Porsche, all named after cars. Winter often enjoyed babysitting her sisters because she didnt have to go to school. Winter only attended school just enough times so the authorities wouldn&ap...