Sandra Cisneros Eleven Analysis

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1.14 CER Eleven In the story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros you can infer that Rachel’s teacher Mrs.Price is not very kind and is very mean to Rachel. One piece of evidence that supports my claim is written by the author in paragraph 10-11 page 69. The author writes “That’s not, I don’t, you’re not…. Not mine,” I finally say in a little voice that was maybe me when i was four. “Of course its yours,” Mrs.Price says. “I remember you wearing it once.” This supports my claim that Mrs.Price is not very kind to Rachel because even though Rachel says that the sweater is not hers the teacher still doesn’t believes and puts it on Rachel's desk. Another piece of evidence that supports my claim is written in paragraph 15-17 page 69. The author writes “Rachel”
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