Describe the instability caused by the two opposing political parties in Mexico. Explain how this conflict within Mexico affected relations with the United States.

In this excerpt, Eudora's future is being foreshadowed. She is describing the incident from age seven when she was taken out of school. She enjoyed this time and was even "enlightened" by it. She was so content, and this excerpt foreshadows that she won't experience something like this again. Her life ended up going just fine still, but this pure joy and freedom of staying home for several months won't happen again. She won't be experiencing this enlightened feeling again, and readers can understand that from the foreshadowing used here.