Sandra Cisneros Eleven
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.
The author’s use of language contributes a lot in this passage to help the reader understand the character of Rachel. Cisneros does not uses a higher level of language in this passage, which reminds the reader that Rachel is still a child. The …show more content…
It makes more sense to the reader when a person’s personal story is written in first person. In this case Rachel is better to tell us how it feels to be eleven. The reader feels more sympathetic to Rachel because the reader does not know Mrs. Price or Phyllis Lopez’s side of the story. First person narration seems much appropriate than writing a story in second or third person. In first person the reader can somehow actually relate to the writer; the reader can feel rachel’s thoughts in a first person and relate to how it felt when the reader herself or himself was eleven. There are so much elements in this essay which direct us to Rachel as an immature girl, but, there is also a thought that hints that Rachel is wise by saying that sometimes we don’t have to act same as our age, sometimes there will be times when you will have to act more mature than your age. Rachel can characterize her emotions to the readers by asserting that some days you might need to sit on your mama's lap because you are scared and that's the part of you that is still three, but in order to talk to the teachers you have to be hundred and two. Only because of the first person we can feel how upset Rachel is by the sweater incident, she tells us in the passage “I wish I was anything but eleven” and we can also read and hear her thoughts at that time and what she wants to say: not mine, not mine, not mine…. . Through
The author’s use of language contributes a lot in this passage to help the reader understand the character of Rachel. Cisneros does not uses a higher level of language in this passage, which reminds the reader that Rachel is still a child. The …show more content…
It makes more sense to the reader when a person’s personal story is written in first person. In this case Rachel is better to tell us how it feels to be eleven. The reader feels more sympathetic to Rachel because the reader does not know Mrs. Price or Phyllis Lopez’s side of the story. First person narration seems much appropriate than writing a story in second or third person. In first person the reader can somehow actually relate to the writer; the reader can feel rachel’s thoughts in a first person and relate to how it felt when the reader herself or himself was eleven. There are so much elements in this essay which direct us to Rachel as an immature girl, but, there is also a thought that hints that Rachel is wise by saying that sometimes we don’t have to act same as our age, sometimes there will be times when you will have to act more mature than your age. Rachel can characterize her emotions to the readers by asserting that some days you might need to sit on your mama's lap because you are scared and that's the part of you that is still three, but in order to talk to the teachers you have to be hundred and two. Only because of the first person we can feel how upset Rachel is by the sweater incident, she tells us in the passage “I wish I was anything but eleven” and we can also read and hear her thoughts at that time and what she wants to say: not mine, not mine, not mine…. . Through