Sandra Cisneros

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Sandra Cisneros published, “An Offering to the Power of Language” in the Los Angeles Times. When Cisneros wants to address something that is important to her she uses the Spanish language. Spanish is deeply rooted in her culture; it is more than words to her. Her language from her “antepasados” or those who come before us, allows her to feel connected to her culture. She feels like her parents, grandparents, and even herself feel like their language has been oppressed because they are force to speak English rather than their first language, which is Spanish. Mija is a special word to Cisneros, because the only one who called her mija was her father. She has not been called mija since her father passed away. Cisneros father recently passed away with cancer. Mija means “My daughter.” The Day of the Dead Cisneros honors and remembers her antepasados. The Day of the Dead she will make an offering in honor of her father’s life. Cisneros uses pathos, word choice, and culture detail in this passage to effectively get her message across.
The pathos of this passage is eye opening. It is eye opening because you see Cisneros perspective. Also you can sense the sorrow when she mentions her father’s death. This is Cisneros grief process.
Cisneros uses code changing to connect the reader the importance of the Spanish …show more content…
The Day of the Dead is just another day to us. The Day of the Dead does not mean nothing to us, but the Day of the Dead is not just another day for Cisneros. The Day of the Dead actually means something to Cisneros. The Day of the Dead is an opportunity for Cisneros to honor her father and her other missed ones. Cisneros will make an offering, “Una ofrenda”, to honor her father’s life. After learning why, the Day of the Dead means so much to Cisneros I now realize how important the Day of the Dead is to her. Now I do not see it just has another day now I see it as Cisneros perspective and how valuable it is to

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