The Short Story Eleven By Sandra Cisneros

Growing up with parents who are immigrants can present many obstacles for the children of those immigrants. There are many problems people face that we do not even realize. Things happen behind closed doors that we might not even be aware of. Writers Sandra Cisneros and Amy Tan help us become aware of these problems. Both of these authors express those hardships in their stories about growing up with foreign parents. Although their most apparent hardships are about different struggles, both of their stories have a similar underlying theme.

In Sandra Cisneros’s short story “Eleven”, Rachel’s emotions were negatively affected by the events of her birthday. First, Rachel’s experience brought her to feel a little less joyful about her eleventh birthday. The text states, “I finally say in a little voice” (Cisneros, 2). This evidence ties back to the question because, Rachel may be scared to confront the teacher. Also, she may be a normally quiet girl. One more way this piece of evidence could be interpreted is that Rachel may be depressed. Another way the events of Rachel’s eleventh birthday affect her emotional state is, when she starts to cry over the sweater (Cisneros, 3). Possibly she may be depressed. She also could be self-conscious about what she wears. Most girls

"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy." [P.1], says eleven-year-old Ellen. Thus the young narrator begins her life-story, in the process painting an extraordinary self-portrait. “Ellen Foster” is a powerful story of a young girl growing up in a burdensome world. As one reads this work presented by Kaye Gibbons, a chill runs down their back. Ellen, the main character is faced with a hard life dealing with endless losses, with the deaths of both her parents and her grandmother being included. Why would one get a chill you wonder? This individual has thoughts and feelings that many have never experienced and cannot express. Ellen is merely a child no older then the age of ten but if not knowing this fact,

Ernie has always been a little messed up, he has lived in Missouri for the 32 long years of his life. On the day that changed his life forever, November 22, 1996. Him and his family were driving to the mall and they got into an accident. His Mom and Dad both died and Ernie was very depressed. He got the notes, of what made the car accident happen, an inspection failure with the Engine. He did not know what to do with his life. He almost committed suicide, but then out of rage, the decided he was going to make the person who caused the car accident. He went searching for months, and finally came to the conclusion that the person that last assessed the car was Eddie Thompson.

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.

Before I read it in front of the class; I practiced in my living room for days. So finally I’m going to read the story of Eleven, I'm standing here in the dead silent classroom and it takes me a minute to get started. As the first part of the sentence is coming out “ what they don't understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you’re eleven, you’re also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven and six, and five, and three, and two, and one.” As I'm saying it tears well up in my eyes out of joy. My brain has never done this before and I almost forget to breathe.. So as I read on I felt what this little girl in this story felt , of course,I heard it before,but not like this not by me reading it. It may seem like a small thing,l but a light came on for

The girl in the photo and Rachel from Sandra Cisneros's short story, Eleven are different from each other. The girl in the photo is protesting. The girl in the photo is on top of someone, sticking out from the crowd with her fist to the air, and speaking out confidently. This shows she is fearless and determined to get her point across. Her bravery is displaced by her sticking out from the rest of the crowd and shouting. The girl in the photo is standing up for herself and what she believes in. The girl in the photo is different from Rachel because she has the confidence to speak up and take a stand. On the other hand, Rachel is a weak and shy girl who cannot stand up for herself. When Mrs Price tells Rachel to put the sweater on she does not

There was once a girl who would always ditch school even though she was very good at every subject. But she would always go to a baseball field to practice for her softball game. She was very good at it, she knew she was good at it. But she never thought she was as good as she really is. Her name is Brianna Lopez, she is 15 years old, and very beautiful!

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 directly stated in the story. On multiple occasions, the teacher, along with other pupils, repeatedly say that the sweater belongs to Rachel. For example, the teacher states to Rachel that, “You put that sweater on right now and no more nonsense.” A

“Eleven” portrays how no matter what age we are, we carry all of our previous years with us; our thoughts, feelings, experiences, and more. Everything that has happened to us in the past does not just go away, these memories stay with us. In the short story, Cisneros states, “When you wake up on your eleventh birthday, you expect to feel eleven, but you don’t.” Referring back to the writing prompt, this sentence expresses the theme of “Eleven” by explaining to the audience that if not for a calendar, we would not associate a number with our growth. We would simply go through life, maturing based on our previous experiences and our expanding knowledge of the world around us. The calendar ties us to a date, an age, although we may not believe

“Your wife will go to court for an arraignment; she’ll plead not guilty. The will schedule a hearing to determine if there’s enough evidence to go to trial. The District Attorney will no doubt have it moved to Superior Court, after some hearings, they’ll schedule a trial date. It will be a long shot if you hire me, but I’ll do my best to help you,” Matthew said.

“Sorry. You fell asleep so fast I thought you must have been exhausted. So I thought I would let you sleep for a little. Mya sat straight up. “How long have have I been asleep?”

Can friends be sensitive to other friends? Can one notice every word sometimes? Sensitive people normally feel more deeply, have more emotionally reactive are extremely detail-oriented. In the short story “Eleven”, Sandra Cisneros creates the character Rachel, a sensitive young girl. Basically, people who are very concerned about the opinions of others are defined as sensitivity people.

It was a summer day the sun was out, the ground was hot, the shade was dull, the sweet smell of the flowers, the icy water on the sprinkler, the perfect day to go outside and play. The birds were chirping, the trees and were green,

My big sister lives in the small town of Miacatlán, Mexico. A beautiful, Hispanic woman, Daniela isn’t related to me in a biological sense, but she has made just as much of an impact on my life as if she was. As an inspiration, Daniela reminds me that “el error más común es la esperanza en vez de hacer”, or “the most common error is hoping rather than doing.”