the only daughter
Sandra Cisneros
Only daughter
Comprehension
2] Sandra Cisneros had six brothers in her family. Boys were considered to be more significant than girls because they were the bread earners. Cisneros was the only daughter in her family of nine. She always used to spend time by herself because her brothers were ashamed of playing with a girl in public. She compares how being the only daughter made her feel lonely around her six brothers and therefore she said that, she was only a daughter.
3] Being only a daughter and only the daughter gave her a good time to herself to think, imagine, read and to become a writer.
Purpose/ audience
1] Cisneros uses many Spanish words in her writing because she wants to emphasize her Mexican heritage. She wants her father to recognize her for who she is and what she does 2] The author describes the obstacles of expectation she overcame; being part of a Mexican American working class family. She introduces the ideological role of a woman in a Mexican American family as a person whose sole purpose is to find a husband. She then details how lonesome it is to be part of a family with 6 brothers. She explains how her father would often refer to his children as 7 sons, instead of 6 sons and 1 daughter. She comments on how this would make her feel invisible as part of the 6 male siblings. However, she soon realizes that through this isolation and expectation of finding a husband that she is free to explore all the awaiting pleasures that college holds without any criticism or urging to succeed academically. It is through this pressure less perspective that she develops her passion for writing. She explains how the isolation provided by her family would later on prove to be great for a would-be writer. She goes on to explain "the loneliness was good for a would-be writer-it allowed me to think and think, to imagine, to read and prepare myself”. Ultimately the time provided for her as a child allowed her to identify her passion, and
Only daughter
Comprehension
2] Sandra Cisneros had six brothers in her family. Boys were considered to be more significant than girls because they were the bread earners. Cisneros was the only daughter in her family of nine. She always used to spend time by herself because her brothers were ashamed of playing with a girl in public. She compares how being the only daughter made her feel lonely around her six brothers and therefore she said that, she was only a daughter.
3] Being only a daughter and only the daughter gave her a good time to herself to think, imagine, read and to become a writer.
Purpose/ audience
1] Cisneros uses many Spanish words in her writing because she wants to emphasize her Mexican heritage. She wants her father to recognize her for who she is and what she does 2] The author describes the obstacles of expectation she overcame; being part of a Mexican American working class family. She introduces the ideological role of a woman in a Mexican American family as a person whose sole purpose is to find a husband. She then details how lonesome it is to be part of a family with 6 brothers. She explains how her father would often refer to his children as 7 sons, instead of 6 sons and 1 daughter. She comments on how this would make her feel invisible as part of the 6 male siblings. However, she soon realizes that through this isolation and expectation of finding a husband that she is free to explore all the awaiting pleasures that college holds without any criticism or urging to succeed academically. It is through this pressure less perspective that she develops her passion for writing. She explains how the isolation provided by her family would later on prove to be great for a would-be writer. She goes on to explain "the loneliness was good for a would-be writer-it allowed me to think and think, to imagine, to read and prepare myself”. Ultimately the time provided for her as a child allowed her to identify her passion, and