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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rachel’s character by Sandra Cisneros in “Eleven” is a very clever girl compared to her age; however‚ some people or even her peers might disaccord with it. In this passage‚ the author reiterates Rachel’s age several times‚ although the repetition of her age does not give the reader an affection of her being wiser and much older than her age. To tackle the feeling of Rachel being a dumb girl‚ Cisneros use of language‚ Imagery‚ and narrative all collaborates to make Rachel a well defined character
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She was given the throne during the civil war also known as anarchy. Did you know that she was the only daughter of King Henry I of England? Around the time Matilda was seven years old‚ she was confirmed to be the bride to Henry V. She ended up leaving and going to Germany around February 1110. At the
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Eleven or One hundred and Two? Sandra Cisneros’ short story “Eleven” describes a young girl that is at a loss for words when her teacher embarrasses her in front of the class. How does Rachel convey her feelings on Mrs. Price’s authority? Rachel says in the third paragraph that she wishes she was one hundred and two instead of eleven and in saying so she thinks that if she was that age she would have known the words to answer Mrs. Price when she made her put on the ugly sweater that was not hers
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