In the novel “Eleven”‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ she writes a powerful piece about Rachel’s eleventh birthday and the struggle she had to go through on her important day. As most see their birthday to be a joyful experience‚ Rachel fights for her maturity and age to be shown and understood but fails. When she turns eleven she felt as if all the other ages did not go away such as the layers of an onion. Each year a new layer is added and while she displays her immaturity from her younger ages she still
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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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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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In the essay‚ “Only Daughter”‚ the author Sandra Cisneros expresses her struggles as being the only daughter in a Mexican family of six sons and how these facts have affected her life and made her the person she is today. Sandra Cisneros mentions “I am the only daughter in a family of six sons. That explains everything.” Being the only girl in a large family has‚ in a way‚ forced Sandra to spend time alone with herself because Sandra’s brothers would not spend time with Sandra. This allowed Sandra
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of writing came from somewhere. Many authors got their root of ideas from aspects of their whole lives‚ just like Sandra Cisneros. Her ideas came from her childhood to her job in education influenced her novels. On December 20‚ 1954‚ Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago‚ Illinois. “As the only daughter in a family with six sons”‚ she was lonely in a room full of people‚ although Cisneros did have a sister but she died at a very young age West-Durán. Throughout her childhood‚ she was moving to different
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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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Crawford English February 03‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast Sandra Cisneros’s essay‚ “Only Daughter” is an autobiography about being raised in a family of six brothers‚ and how she is desperate for her dad to accept her for whom she is‚ and what she has become‚ a writer. “When he was finally finished after what seemed like hours‚ my father looked up and asked: where can we get more copies of this for the relatives?”(114). In this quote‚ Cisneros’ dad really shows how proud he feels towards his daughter
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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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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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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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