In Judith Ortiz Cofer's memoir Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer, she describes and illusrates her role model in the first essay of her memoir in the essay "My Rosetta." Cofer story takes place in Patterson, New Jersey in 1966. Cofer is in her church's basement where her Confirmation classes were held. Her Confirmation teacher, Sister Rosetta, had high expectations by demanding change and reform, and accepting nothing less. This really had an impact in Cofer's life. Cofer learned by this experience many valuable things. First, she learned to never take no for an answer. If something really meant alot to her she learned she had to strive to get it and not let anyone take that away from her. Also, she learned what it meant to be independent. Woman in her era always listened to the men, Cofer listened to herself. I believe she chose to mention Sister Rosetta,because she was a powerful woman in her life who showed her how much order can be done if she had the strength and the courage to do what she knew was right.
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