Read twice and annotate Sandra Cisneros’s "Only
Daughter," then answer the following questions about it. Please type your answers and double-space the print.
1. What similarities do you see between Cisneros’s father
and Alvarez’s father (from the previous reading)?
2. Write one sentence that describes or paraphrases what
Cisneros comes to understand about her father, and then quote her insight
directly from the essay. Does the insight come as a surprise, or does Cisneros
build up to the insight and prepare the reader for it?
3. Select an image from the essay that stands out to you.
Why does this image stand out? What effect does it have on the story Cisneros
is telling?
4. Write a paragraph (several sentences) that describes,
like "Only Daughter," what you want out of life and what your parents
want for you. Are they the same? Different? How did they come to be that way?
How do you feel about those similarities or differences?
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