While reading the journal of Catalina De Erauso, I believed it was an excerpt from a fiction novel; it was almost like an adventure embarked upon by a fictional character. Regardless of whether she changed the view of gender roles during the time, she definitely took on a role that was considered to be masculine during the time. If her story were taught during the time, the stereotypes of women not being as strong and determined as men would have been heavily questioned.

Although her strength shines through during her times of battle and conquering lands, her true psyche was revealed during times when she dealt with family troubles. When she left her family, she did not look back and kept moving forwards without saying giving any news to her parents; she just severed connections very quickly. Despite this, she showed little to no emotional torment which could be a result of her not having the strong parent-child connection so many of us have. Also, when her and her father crossed paths, she did not utter a word that would hint at the idea that she was his daughter. The average person would immediately cry out and want to be reunited, but this was not the case with Catalina. Regardless, her emotional strength is heavily exemplified at times like these.