Red Sweater Short Story

In the short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, a young child named Rachel experienced her eleventh birthday in a classroom. As the story progresses there is a change in the tone- from nonchalant to sadness to anger. Cisneros uses various forms of figurative language throughout “Eleven”, such as repetition, metaphors and similes, and symbolism. Cisneros immediately starts off with the phrase she will use throughout the duration of the story, “[...] when you’re eleven, you’re also ten, and nine

while ago I read the realistic fiction short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros. Rachel’s day started out just like any other day, only today wasn’t any other day. Today was her eleventh birthday. It was supposed to be perfect, Rachel’s mom was making a cake and when her dad got home, they would all sing “Happy birthday, happy birthday to you.” When Rachel got to class things were different than she expected. It all started when Mrs. Price asked who’s sweater it was that had been in the coat closet

is a short story that revolves around a child the main character tuning eleven, and the challenges they face. In "Eleven" Cisneros uses literary techniques such as symbolism, similes, and imagery to characterize Rachel. Cisneros does a good job emphasizing Rachel's age by using these devices. Eleven is a very confusing age according o Rachel. She believes that when you are eleven you don't feel like it and on certain days act like a different age leading up to elven. In the short story Cisneros

are found wanting youth, while being young one is found wanting to be older and “wiser”. Sandra Cisneros’ short story Eleven puts the reader in the characters shoes, the character being Rachel the narrator. Eleven is told in first person point of view and has many literary devices used. The setting is mainly in the classroom and other than that it is just Rachel’s thoughts. In the short story “Eleven”, author Sandra Cisneros presents a young girl named Rachel, being the narrator, who realizes that

Rachel and David experience these hardships. Rachel from the short story, “Eleven,” and David from the poem, “David Talamántez on the Last Day of Second Grade,” share similarities including dealing with authority, however, the two students deal with their obstacles with completely contrasting methods. In “Eleven,” Rachel, an intellectual eleven-year-old girl, becomes falsely labeled as the owner of a red sweater. Throughout the story, Rachel experiences a rollercoaster

them.” This quote from Mitch Albom along with these short stories shows how everyone can be effected by the time period when a child reaches the point in their life when they start understanding how to handle and comprehend some important thig ns and transitions in their lives. One of the symbols shown is from the story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros, the author uses are the red sweater that the teacher gives the girl. The teacher found a red sweater in her classroom closet, and when nobody claimed it

In the short story, “Eleven”, by Sandra Cisneros, the main character, Rachel, feels upset with both the teacher and her fellow students because she feels mistreated, she feels made fun of, and she openly weeps in front of the entire class. Rachel, throughout the story, feels mistreated because the teacher, Ms. Price, will not accept the fact that the red sweatshirt does not belong to Rachel. It can be inferred that other classmates also show this kind of behavior to Rachel, even though it is not

each story. Both stories share a struggle in the main characters' attempt to achieve their desires under the effect of external factors. However, these two stories appear to be different in several aspects: considering the backgrounds in which each story is written and how it ends. In “The Chaser”, John Collier presents Alan's love for Diana and his desire to use shady means to capture her love, while in “Eleven” Sandra Cisneros presents Rachel's experience

In the short story, "Eleven," by Sandra Cisnernos, Cisneros describes the birthday of Rachel, an eleven year-old who was humiliated on her birthday. Her teacher, Mrs. Price, claimed that an old sweater belonged to her, when in reality, it was Sylvia Saldivar's who ironically claimed it belonged to Rachel. Rachel was left crying and depressed the rest of the day, when she was commanded to wear it. Cisneros best characterizes Rachel through her well use of her diction,imagery, and repetition.

Eleven is a story that talks about a little girl named Rachel who turns eleven, but feels as if she is anything but. She says it takes her months before she can remember that she is in fact, eleven. The author also says that we will never just be one age we will be three sometimes and cry and cry until our hearts ache no more. Or sometimes you need someone to hold you and tell you everything is okay, this part of you is five. In the short story ‘Eleven’ the author uses many literary devices like