Sandra Cisneros Only Daughter

In Sandra Cisneros’ story “Only Daughter,” Sandra Cisneros wanted many things in her life and that was to gain her father’s acceptance of her. She wanted him to understand that it was difficult not only growing up the only daughter but also coming from a Mexican family that was expecting her to find a husband. So she does it by writing stories for her father hoping one day he’ll read them and be proud of her. But knowing that her father does not understand English words, she still tries. One day

Only Daughter In this short story " Only Daughter," author Sandra Cisneros describes the relationship she had with her father and how she struggled to break the stereotype of daughters who were born to carry out the " house wife" roll in society. The author grew up as the only daughter sorrounded by brothers in an ethnic home setting.The author expresses to us how she sometimes felt alienated and lonely in her own home because her brothers would feel embarrassed to be seen playing with her. Her

Dreams and aspirations can have a positive or negative effect. This can affect people and the world around you in a positive way or negative way. In the stories, “The Only Daughter” and “Joy Luck Club”, the daughters both are expected to become something from their parents, and it is up to them whether or not they follow along that path or make their own. In the book Joy Luck Club a girl named Jing-Mei is pushed by her mother to become a prodigy of different idols to make her instantly famous in

Sandra Cisneros writes in “Only Daughter” about being the only daughter in a very big family. One mother, one father, six sons and one daughter is what made up her family. She remembers her life as a young girl as always feeling like she was only meant to be married. Even going to college was only acceptable because she had a greater chance of meeting a man who could eventually be her husband. Although she became an English professor after graduation and was a published author, she always felt as

essays, “Dear Sugar” and “Only Daughter”, they both are about women’s life, but there are so many differences between two. Sandra Cisnero’s novella, “Only Daughter”, indicates a more effective discrimination of older women’s power in their life than Sugar’s essay “Dear Sugar” through family relationship, symbolism, and conflict with others. As for family relationship, though Sugar describes typical family shape in these days, in which each members are distant, Cisnero indicates old family type in

The Short story "Only Daughter" by Sandra Cisneros is about being an only daughter in a family of seven children. Many times, she felt left out because her dad would not refer to her as his daughter but instead generalized the word "sons". Her father believed that because she was a "female" the only thing he had to worry about regarding her finding a husband and getting married. He believed this to be true because he did not believe much else to come from her, a female. Being isolated from her family

lifestyle. “Only Daughters,” by Sandra Cisneros explained her emotions during her time of making a mark in this world. A time where she had to live through being the only daughter in a all male family with the exception of her mother. Because of this, Sandra discusses her journey of gaining the respect she deserved from her father that many people could relate in multiple aspects. Sandra Cisneros starts introducing herself as, “the only daughter in a Mexican family of six sons” (Cisneros, 366). This

me more than anything, since I am the only girl. He’s scared that something bad may happen to me. In Sandra Cisneros article “Only Daughter,” she talks about the things she has to go through as being the only girl. She mentions how her dad never really has any interest in her. Although she does talk about many events in her life in which her dad ignores the fact that he does indeed have a daughter, she’s not persuasive. She’s very biased in this article, only talking about her side of the story and

“Only Daughter” Growing up isolated from your family can be hard sometimes. Especially when you want to feel your parents love and support. In the article “Only Daughter,” by Cisneros she talks about how her father would always talk about his sons but never cared to mention he had a daughter. Cisneros is persuasive in this article because she only talks about her point of view and leaves everybody else’s point of views out. She persuades her audience that she is overlooked and lonely. The article

Have you ever felt so alone, you get the impression that you do not belong at a place? Sandra Cisneros describes the unfavorable relationship she faces with her family. Although Sandra is talked down upon, she persuades the readers how the loneliness impacted her life. The story “Only Daughter” was published in a Glamour magazine in 1990. It was written by Sandra Cisneros. She comes from a Mexican-American family who follow the tradition where men are considered more important than women. She describes

“Being only a daughter for my father meant my destiny would lead me to become someone’s wife”, like Sandra Cisneros illustrates in her essay “Only Daughter”, many women in the Mexican-American culture used to not have other choice in life, but to eventually become someone’s wife. Cisneros focuses on the lives of first and second generation Mexican American females. In her essay, she brings the reader her own life story to support the struggle that many Mexican-American women had to experience at

“Only Daughter”     Growing up, did you ever felt left out in your family? Sandra Cisneros wrote the story “Only Daughter” in 1990 for Glamour magazine. She explains her background growing up. Cisneros was raised in a Mexican-American family as the “Only Daughter” with six brothers. The author of this story expresses the lack of unrecognized and accteptance of her father changed her life. Although Cisneros does not have much logos, she is persuasive in how she targets her audience, and expresses

they discover that there’s more that they can achieve. Another story that shows a similar content is titled, “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros. It is a story about a girl with six brothers yet tells herself that the is an only daughter. Cisneros has had hardships of her own when she was growing up with her family because she thought the wasn’t being recognized by her father as much. Cisneros has three major themes in her story: such as relationships with parents, terms of approval, and the perspectives

“Every time a woman stands up for herself without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all woman” -Maya Angelou. A story that shows a similar content is titled, “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros. It is a story about a girl with six brothers yet tells herself that the is an only daughter. Cisneros has had hardships of her own when she was growing up with her family because she thought that she wasn’t being recognized by her father as much. Corresponding with the story, “N.O” is

basis, I never got the chance to play with nobody but myself because I grew up being an only child. Sandra Cisneros in “Only daughter”, grew up isolated and with no one to spend her time with. Her brothers being boy didn’t like playing with her. She was the only daughter of 7 children and her father would always say “I have 7 sons” instead of saying “I have 6 sons and a daughter.” This caused an impact on Cisneros because she grew up with no other girls her age, she spent most of her time focusing on