Yuliya Slipets A Analysis of Essay “Volar” In “Volar” Judith Cofer‚ she portrays the problems faced by many immigrant families‚ such as problems with fitting in‚ homesickness and starting life from the beginning in America. The author shows the daughter’s‚ the mother’s‚ and the father’s secret desire through their dream. The daughter’s obsession with superheroes is her desire to fit in to the culture where
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would’ve thought that baking cupcakes could lead to learning so much about Mexican culture and history? At first‚ definitely not me. But now‚ I know so much more than I ever thought I would‚ about things like Quinceaneras and the Mexican Flag. I personally had always thought that a Quinceañera was basically a sweet sixteen‚ but there’s a lot more to it. The tradition consists of the Quince‚ her chambelane (dancing partner/ date)‚ 14 young girls called "Damas" and 14 young men to assist them (chambelanes)
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decision so they can feel better about themselves. In “Abuela Invents the Zero”‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ it is portrayed that Constancia made her decision so she would fit in and wouldn’t be made fun of. For example‚ when Constancia knew that her friends saw her with her Abuela in the church‚ she thought‚ "I just know that on Monday my friends will have a lot of senile -grandmother jokes to tell in front of me" (Ortiz-Cofer para 14#). Constancia is already picturing her friends making fun of her. Her
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same religion‚ same ethnicity‚ or even the same hair color are subject to stereotypes. “The Myth of the Latin Woman” embodies what it is to be a Hispanic woman in America trying to find and embrace her identity while defying stereotypes. Author Judith Ortiz Cofer uses a personal narrative essay to tell the story of the life of a Hispanic girl trying to assimilate herself while still holding on to her culture and traditions. By analyzing the different parts of this essay such as the narration mode
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In "A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood‚" Judith Cofer accomplishes three powerful achievements: she gives details on the stories of her family experiences‚ shows her family stories in a strong imaginative language‚ and points out how family stories can take over a person’s life. This essay seems to be very tricky because she goes from one story to another. Cofer’s claim would be very difficult to understand if she started with one story; instead‚ she should finish explaining the initial
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The story “One More Lesson”‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ discusses her childhood life in Puerto Rico and when she moved to the United States. The story discusses how Cofers father wanted her family to conduct themselves a certain way‚ to escape the general stereotypes that Puerto Ricans received‚ such as them being loud‚ playing loud music‚ and mothers yelling at their children. Cofer’s family was forced to act differently from the other Puerto Ricans that were around them for the satisfaction of her
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According to Maalouf‚ a person shouldn’t have to define himself or his identity to people if he were exposed or raised according to different cultures. It is unfair to him- as it is to other people- to have to choose between certain aspects of his identity‚ or even hide those facets and "save" them for a different gathering or group of people who can cope with those different sides "The identity cannot be compartmentalized" . As a matter of fact‚ Maalouf has been asked several times
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at the same time‚ that it seems incredible that people can endure such class difference.” In this quote by Frida Kahlo‚ she epitomizes the contrast between affluence and poverty‚ underlining the social inequality that many people currently face. Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short story “American History” conveys an equivalent objective‚ set in the bleak domain of Paterson‚ New Jersey. From the perspective of a Puerto Rican adolescent girl‚ the story navigates through the complexities presented by the divides
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In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “First Love”‚ the speaker is opportunistic and infatuated. The narrator is opportunistic because she did not let a sense of morality stop her from taking advantage of whatever opportunity she had to get what she wants. Simply because the narrator wanted a mere glimpse of her crush who worked at a grocery store‚ she hoped her mother “[smoking] with so little enthusiasm”(Cofer 1) did not mean that she’d have to stop going to the store to pick up cigarettes. The narrator did
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democracy‚ rights‚ liberty‚ opportunity‚ and equality have attracted bees from all over mother Earth. But the nectar from this well-blossomed flower may not be sweet enough for all alien bees. With every bee having a story to tell‚ the story ‘Volar’ by Judith Ortiz Cofer has a generalized story of all the immigrant bees. A story which suggests all bees are attracted to a rose for its beauty yet the taste of Heliconia flower will always remain within. Volar is a story about a mother
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