and “ Only Daughter” both prove that being an Mexican- American women is a struggle. As Cisneros shows her first hand experience‚ and as well shows it through story telling. Yet without telling a biography and going straight to the point she shows emotion by using literary elements. Sandra Cisneros Chose to use metaphors and imagery to express the hard ships of being a Mexican- American women. If Sandra Cisneros did not use literary elements to show the lifestyle of a Mexican-American women‚ the points
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“Response to Executive Order 9066” by Dwight Okita‚ and “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros were excellent stories to read. The theme American Identity really shined through when I read these stories. Although they are very different‚ they are also very similar. In the end it taught me that whatever cultural background you were from‚ or how you looked‚ it does not determine what being american means. "Response to executive order 9066" I feel like it talk about family‚but more of her friends
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1: Best Short-Short Story The short-short story “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros is the best one amongst all the stories. “Mericans” is not as long as the other stories; moreover‚ the way this story is told makes it easy and enjoyable to read. Everyone pays more attention when a child speaks even if they are ranting about something not so important. The tone in which “Mericans” is narrated‚ the style Sandra uses‚ the point of view the reader is given‚ and the theme of the story makes “Mericans” the
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"Tepeyac" by Sandra Cisneros the story describes‚ in present tense‚ a typical weekday evening spent in Mexico in the past.City where she lives or is staying with her grandparents. The story is first person‚ the setting is northern part of Mexico City at a market (plaza) and the two vocabulary I picked from the story is arabesque and sastreria. The vocabulary word definitions are sastreria is tailor’s shop‚ and arabesque means branch out in complex‚ intertwining lines. So the plot or story begins when
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Sandra Cisneros: Writer and Activist Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros is the preeminent Latina writer in the U.S. today. Cisneros has written two novels‚ a collection of short stories‚ and three books of poetry. Her earlier works‚ the short novel The House on Mango Street (1984) and the collection of short stories Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991)‚ were responsible for establishing her wide readership and winning Cisneros major publishing contracts and major advances on her
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In the short story "Mexico‚" the author Sandra Cisneros uses very long‚ detailed sentences as a form of syntax‚ which is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language‚ and uses descriptive words to set the mood‚ theme‚ and setting of her short story‚ which is called diction. Cisneros’ style and usage of syntax and diction are critical elements to the short story. In "Mexico‚" Cisneros uses long‚ elaborate‚ descriptive sentences to move from one memory of
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Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros The short story about Sandra Cisneros being the only daughter was about her herself and her family. In the beginning‚ Sandra talks about how she could have written her own contributors note for an anthology she was part of in more than one way and she chose to write it another. She writes a lot because of her father‚ and from what I understood her whole writing career she’s just tried to get his respect out of it. Yes‚ he’s glad she went to college but what’s her
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In the short story‚ "Tepeyac" by Sandra Cisneros while the narrators are walking home with her grandfather from his shop‚ she is describing the places and the people they come to pass. When walking to their house they count the steps from the street to their front door together and they go to eat dinner together‚ then she says she will return to the U.S. Her grandfather will die‚ everything will die‚ everything will change‚ she feels like it’s irretrievable‚ and when she returns‚ years later‚
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In Sandra Cisneros’ short story “Eleven‚” Rachel’s transition into adolescence is filled with anxiety and conflict‚ though she understands that the experience it brings will help her deal with difficult situations. Her building anxiety becomes more apparent after Mrs. Price accuses her of owning the red sweater; she is unsure of how to respond to her teacher‚ and as a result she suddenly feels “sick inside‚ like the part of [her] that’s three wants to come out of [her] eyes” (Cisneros 35). The red
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Writer’s such as Dwight Okita and Sandra Cisneros were greatly influenced by the American culture. "Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okita‚ and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros both authors use the theme American Identity. Okita’s poem establishes American identity by having two best friends of different race but they don’t notice it but other people around them do. Both Okita’s poem and Cisneros’s short story show that where you’re from and how you look does not determine what it means to
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