Dolores Chaves is Sonia’s freshman year roommate at Princeton. Dolores is Hispanic and from New Mexico, and Sonia initially sees her as an innocent, shy country girl. However, as the girls get to know each other, they become good friends. Dolores often plays her guitar and sings, and one of Sonia’s fondest memories is of listening to Dolores and her father play a duet while Sonia and Kevin are visiting.
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Dolores Chavez Character Timeline in My Beloved World
The timeline below shows where the character Dolores Chavez appears in My Beloved World. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15
...to Princeton, the girl comments that “unusual” people come to Princeton—while gesturing to Sonia’s roommate Dolores and another friend. Both Dolores and the friend are Latina. Sonia immediately begins chatting with...
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Chapter 16
...Kevin’s visits from SUNY at Stony Brook every weekend, armed with care packages from Mami. Dolores offers to sleep in a friend’s room when Kevin is there, but later, Sonia learns...
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Chapter 17
...volunteers there to translate. They also throw parties. She finds the work surprisingly satisfying. While Dolores plays guitar and sings at a party, Sonia watches a nonverbal woman tap her foot.
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Chapter 19
...be a judge, but this remains a dream. They end their trip with visits to Dolores and Ken Moy.
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