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.]
- In "Daughter of Invention" whose side would Mrs. Jong take? The mother's or the father's?
- What advice would Mrs. Garcia give Mrs. Jong for dealing with her daughter in "The Rules of the Game"?
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