Question

In what ways does Cisneros’s juxtaposition of home life and school life make for an effective rhetorical strategy

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

In this juxtaposition, the author refers to a comparison between life in the school of the girl and her life at home. She feels pressure at school by the way she is treated by teachers and fellow students. At home, the girl feels that she is safe with the love of her people. The rhetorical strategy that the author uses is pathos because she uses emotions to appeal to the readers.

Answer 2

In the short story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros, the author conveyed the protagonist’s home life and school life simultaneously which emphasized the contrast of both aspects. This story is portrays a comparison of childhood and maturity. By this, the reader also feels the confusion that Sylvia is thinking.The author’s juxtaposition made the reader feel the intensity of what Sylvia underwent and is considered an effective rhetorical strategy.