Analysis Of The Vignette: What Sally Said

In the vignette “What Sally Said,” the reader can infer that sally is getting beaten by her father, and she is lying about it at school to protect him because she really loves him in spite of his abusive behavior. On page 92, it states, “He never hits me hard, she says her mama rubs lard on all the places where it hurts. Then at school She’d say she fell.” This reveals that Sally minimizes the severity of her father’s abuse by downplaying to the situation to Esperanza. In addition to downplaying the abuse to Esperanza, Sally completely lies about the abuse at school. For instance, on page 92, it says,” But Sally doesn’t tell about that time he hit her with his hands just like a dog, she said, like if I was an animal.” It clearly states