Caramelo By Sandra Cisneros The novel “Caramelo” by Sandra Cisneros deals with the issues of a young ¾ Mexican girl named Lala‚ who grows up with a father described as “traditional” and a mother described as “modern and tolerant” (grey box p. 44) In the first excerpt our main character‚ Lala‚ is in the car on the way to Mexico with her family. Before crossing the border‚ the kids sing title songs from American commercials and cartoons they remember. After passing the border “nobody feels like
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n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house‚ and Sister says‚ "that one?" Why does Sister point to the wrong house‚ and why does Esperanza nod‚ "yes"? Why does Cisneros echo her original comment?n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house
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Every Woman Not for Herself Ms. Sandra Cisneros expresses the life message that "Family is a gift but for some women‚ it can be a burden and curse too"‚ through the characters Marin‚ Alicia‚ and Minerva in her series of vignettes called The House on Mango Street. In a near by apartment there lives a Puerto Rican family who has a cousin that "...can’t come out-gotta babysit with the Louie’s sisters...can meet someone in the subway who might marry you and take you to live in a big house far away.
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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
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Eleven A harsh and realistic tale telling of one of the cruelest realities of life. That’s what Sandra Cisneros’ “Eleven” is. To see life from the eyes of an eleven year old‚ even though it’s not a true child’s perspective‚ is a unique opportunity‚ especially when the child knows how to properly express one’s feelings in words. Cisneros expresses one of the key feelings that we share as human beings‚ that we are never smart‚ mature‚ or experienced enough to do what we need to do‚ like we are never
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awkward teen of one’s past. The speaker of this literary work‚ Rachel‚ embodies this frustrating process of growing up. Undoubtedly‚ Cisneros employs similes‚ repetition‚ and imagery as well as symbols and diction to characterize Rachel as she matures. The similes‚ repetition‚ and imagery utilized throughout “Eleven” vividly portray the speaker. For example‚ Cisneros illuminates Rachel’s development with the following comparisons: “Growing old is kind of like an onion or like the rings inside a
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The House On Mango Street 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
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Pilon by Cisneros was very intriguing to me. The personal narrative seemed to speak to me about how liberating it can be to be carefree like a child. The author describes the state a little girl is in right before she starts to grow into a young woman. At this age the girl is no longer a baby‚ so her mother is not dressing her everyday. Yet she is not old enough yet to care how she looks to others. Therefore‚ while she might not look well kept‚ but she is always happy. Cisneros refers to this state
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establish a theme that American doesn’t mean born in the US. Okita’s text‚ "Response to Executive Order‚" talks about a fourteen year old girl and how she experiences and connects to American culture on a daily basis despite her Japanese descent. Cisneros’ text‚ "Mericans‚" focuses on a Spanish family set outside the US and speaks of how "barbaric" America is‚ yet they feel a connection to it. The thing that both these texts have in common is that they both address the basic theme that place of birth
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Life can be rough when you don’t stand up for yourself. In the story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros the main character Rachel has trouble in school on her birthday when the teacher Mrs. Price puts a sweater on her desk and mistakes it for Rachels. I believe the overall theme of this story explores being able to stand up for yourself. Being able to stand up for yourself is a big deal but Rachel won’t. At the start of “Eleven” Rachel doesn’t stand up for herself‚ and is very shy about telling the teacher
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