The Influence Of Dual Identity

When she was seven years old she recalled not having a stable housing. Her mother worked and different family members would care for her siblings and her. When she was 8 year old a 19 year old cousin tried to sexually abuse her. She told her aunt but she did not believe her so did not say anything to her mother.

But at the last moment she couldn 't do it. So Anastacia lied to Erick and she had done as he asked. The two parting ways, hoping to never see each other ever again, at least that was Anastacia hope. 6 years passed by in a flash, Prue grew into a lively and bright young girl. Her mother found a job as a cook in a rather successful restaurant.

She nearly faints when Calpurnia finds Jem and Scout at the trial. “I didn’t think it wise in the first place to let them (go),” Aunt Alexandra utters bitterly to Atticus when he returns home from the trial. One of Alexandra’s main goals as mother is to keep Jem and Scout innocent from their society as they grow up. According to Aunt Alexandra, adolescents do not need to listen to racist remarks and talk about rape. In short, Aunt Alexandra may not be liked necessarily by Jem and Scout, but behind her toughness is a loving and caring

When I say all I mean that some families could be deported, so my parents got their citizenship in order not to be afraid of being forced out of your own home. For example I always as a kid wanted to go to sleep over, but my parents said no because they didn’t know the parents. Another time my sister wanted to hang out with her friends, but my parents said no once again then my sister said you can meet my friends my mom said let me think about it, so she did and my oldest sister went to meet up with her friends. In the end my sister was allowed to go, but it took some time for my sister to get permission from my mom to get to go out with different people other than family. Their reason makes sense, but my sister hates that they do this.

After reading sources to better understand the personalities of Hester Prynne and Pearl; I learned that Hester’s punishment of having to wear the scarlet letter A had the most significant influence and impact on Hester and Pearl. It changed Hester’s personality quite a bit; she became less outspoken and unpredictable and more mothery because she had to raise Pearl. Pearl’s personality was very similar to Hester’s, outspoken and unpredictable. Hester raises Pearl well and Pearl begins to learn how to act properly. The Puritan community outcasted Hester and Pearl.

Melinda had to find a way to live with the fact that she had lost all of her friends and their trust, or in other words, figure out how to live with depression. Melinda had Rachel and Heather, but they left her because she was ‘selfish’ and ‘foolish’ for calling the cops. Melinda is not interested in gaining popularity and spends most of her time in a janitor 's closet at school. She has stolen some late passes, so she uses the closet as a hideout to avoid teachers she dislikes and painful interactions with her former friends. Her only solace at school is art class, where she is working on a year-long project to create various interpretations of a

In paragraph 31, her mom asked her to make friends, but the daughter doesn’t see the point of it. She says she never has time for friends. She also tells mother that they have to move every few months so there's no point. Some more evidence is found in paragraph 24 when she doesn’t want to stay in New Mexico for the summer. The daughter feels like it's a world away from California.

My response essay will come from the essay who a girl was involved called Sandra Cisneros, the daughter of a Mexico-American mother and a Mexico father. A daughter whose father didn’t believe in whatever she did. No matter how Sandra tried her best to impress her father, Sandra’s father didn’t believe her because of the tradition that lasted for years that, girls can’t do stuff that will catch an eye from the society. Anna was not allowed to play with her brothers in public, and also, not only she wasn’t allowed to go to school, but also, she wasn’t allowed to expand her talent of drawing.

David yes! (Line 57-59) David may not have been at a high academic standing but through the criticism at the end of the day he knew he tried his best and that is all that mattered to him. Unlike in “Barbie Doll” the reader is introduced to a young girl who is trying to meet the expectations of the society around her but is continuously criticized ultimately leading to her untimely death at such a young age. She seems to be a girl who grew up like anyone else (Line 1-3).

Later she said “ I’m not worried, I’ll let Pete do all the worrying.” She giggled. “I’ll let old Pete do all the worrying. Not me I’m not worried.”

Their relationship ended in frustration however because Yolanda refused to have sex with him for months. Sex which was seen as taboo in Dominican culture was a cultural norm in the 60’s for Americans. This clash of culture and Yolanda not truly being able to fit in with one specific culture ruined her chances at what could have been a wonderful relationship. Also when Yolanda returns to the island 20 years after her family originally moved she is teased by her aunts and cousins about the way she looks. “ You look terrible, too thin and the hair needs a cut.”

We all grow up and change, sometimes we try to forget everything we were taught. Dee is trying to be something she is not for the sake of being higher up. She changed so much that her sister and mother don’t recognized her anymore. She doesn’t understand African or American culture and she just want to take all the family possessions to store them and show them off. Her name was special and she changed it for a name that really has no meaning she even got that wrong because it means nothing.

On the other hand, she wants to stay attached to her background. They are both two very apparent parts of her life, that both try to get her on their end of spectrum. Whenever Yolanda wants to go out and do regular American things, her parents forbid her from being in line with American ideals: “The problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become American and their father … would have none of it” (Alvarez 135). Mami and Papi are confusing her because they sent her and her sisters to America to iron out their accents, but they, mainly Yolanda, still want them to stick to Dominican ways. Her parents both hold Yolanda back, but also push her forward to make the American dream a reality.

When Melinda loses her only friend, her depression grows and she begins skipping class. Mr. Freeman and David Petrakis are the only people who notice Melinda’s

The issue presented in this selection shows that Gaby Rodriguez is sick and tired of being expected that she will be a mother just like her mother and her older siblings. She was in honor classes and wanted to be the first of her family to go to college, everyone expected her to drop out of high school and not gradate unlike some Latina’s who would oppose the statistics by just doing well in school. She decided to fake her own pregnancy to get reactions and understand the stereotypes and what pregnant teens have to face. 2. Based on the information presented in this selection, do you feel this is an accurate account of the issue?