Sandra Cisneros’ use of literary elements, such as tone, repetition, and figurative language, causes the reader to that it takes a long time to grow up. Cisneros benefits from her usage of tone to show how Rachel, the main character, struggles with growing up and to help readers relate to her. Rachel describes that “when you wake up you expect to feel eleven, but you don’t” (Cisneros 1). Explaining how she doesn’t feel a year older on her birthday, she says that she expects to get the sensation
bullying. Bullying can be noticed in almost any circumstance, whether it is within arguments or even jokes it is shown to have a great toll on individuals’ lives as they grow. Clear examples of this are seen greatly throughout the story “Eleven” written by Sandra Cisneros in many actions of the characters. Individuals grow through the observation of older mentors, due to this, forms of bullying such as judgment, peer-pressure, and even genocide has shown to become prevalent throughout many centuries.
In this essay, Sandra Cisneros tries to describe about hoe we all feel when we turn eleven or any older. No matter, how old you grow: "You are still going to be that same person. "Even though you are "eleven" you'll still cry like a "three-year-old." This is a true feeling that even though you turn "eleven" or sixteen you'll still feel the same. " You open your eyes and everything is just like yesterday." I personally did not feel sixteen until the day I got my learners permit. You actually don't
In the duration of this English class we have read multiple essays. The essays include a short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros whose main idea that there is not a correlation between age and emotional evolution. “College Pressures” by William Zinsser argues that college students are under excessive stress to plan their future and succeed. The narrative, “Mother Tongue”, by Amy Tan focuses on the variants in the universal English dialect which is based on one’s background. “Indian Education” by
Response Two In the duration of this English class we have read multiple essays. The essays include a short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros whose main idea is that there is not a correlation between age and emotional evolution. “College Pressures” by William Zinsser argues that college students are under excessive stress to plan their future and succeed. The narrative, “Mother Tongue”, by Amy Tan focuses on the variants in the universal English dialect which is based on one’s background. “Indian
Final Essay & Presentation ‘Eleven’ by Sandra Cisneros and ‘Mud’ by Maria Irene Fornes Thesis Date 2300 words Temidayo Ajayi University name Final Essay & Presentation A short story ‘Eleven’ by Sandra Cisneros dwells upon the memories of an eleven-year-old girl that spends her birthday at school and gets into a discomforting situation with her teacher because of her lack of confidence. In spite of the multiple colloquial phrases and childish