Monday, May 24, 2010

Silent Reading, 20 min


Julia Alvarez, "Daughter of Invention" (995)
  • Read the story aloud.
  • The narrator's mother uses many aphorisms in this story, but she does not recite them correctly. Find three of the mis-stated aphorisms and write them down correctly.
  • What conflicts does the narrator's father face in this story (both internal and external)? How does the narrator deal with her father's conflicts?
  • What would happen if Mrs. Jong ("The Rules of the Game") and Mrs. Garcia ("Daughter of Invention") were to enter each others story? [Write one paragraph for each woman.]
  1. In "Daughter of Invention" whose side would Mrs. Jong take? The mother's or the father's?
  2. What advice would Mrs. Garcia give Mrs. Jong for dealing with her daughter in "The Rules of the Game"?

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