Sandra Cisneros Similes

In this story, there are so many similes, however one that really stood out was the one quoted above. As I continue to go on with the story it amazes me how Sandra Cisneros, structures these sentences to make the readers more captivated. Reading this story once or just skimming through it, there would be no way to fully understand the deep meaning she is trying to reveal. For me, I personally had to reread the story a couple times to be able to catch all the similes and fully grasp the whole story about a not just a red sweater, but “an ugly red sweater with red plastic buttons.” With the simile that comes hand in hand with the rest of the story, she doesn’t only bring the story to life, but actually makes readers be able to comprehend what