1. I liked how storytelling was a big part of their family, because it kept me entertained throughout the whole essay and made me think of my family. My family also tells each other stories to one another the way her uncle was telling the story of what happened to him the night before and the reason for the big bump on his forehead. It made me smile knowing I knew from personal experience what she was talking about.
2. I didn’t like the present her uncle gave to her for Christmas. I think he could have given her something much better. A perfume is good for a woman, not for a thirteen year old. She told her uncle to surprise her and a perfume isn’t that creative of a present.
3. I found it interesting how her uncle was the black sheep of the family but still lived by everyone, because black sheep to me means the unwelcomed one. But then again her uncle never gave her family to not welcome them. He was tried helping out even if he lived in New York.
4. I found it funny how Judith Cofer compared her life to Cinderella at the age of thirteen, because that’s exactly what I did too. I always had to do all the work around the house, while my beautiful older cousins always went out to dances and parties and all the boys wished they could be with them. I though life was out to get me but I hadn’t learned the lesson Judith was soon to learn, you’ll have your time to shine.
7. I learned a couple of important things from reading this. The first was to be thankful for the family you have in your life, and the ones who try being there for you all the time and I think that’s important because your family loves you and always wants to help you even though you might not think so sometimes they love you and always want the best for you. The second was that I could really relate to Judith Cofer and her family and that’s important because I know exactly what she means when she said it was so funny hearing her uncle and her mom talking about his cuento, because they really are funny and they really do stop everything bad or stressing that’s happening in your life even if it’s for a couple of minutes.
2 comments:
Hey Clarice,
I liked the way you put your experience to justify why you liked the memoir. However make sure you write down why your writing this response. It will help your reader understand why your writing this blog and about what book. :)
Clarice,
I really liked how you compared Cofer's essay to your own personal experiences. It was nice knowing that you can relate to Cofer and that you share special family experiences as she did. Just make sure you do an introduction for your readers so they can understand why you posted these questions. But other than that I enjoyed reading your responses. Have a great day :)
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