Comments by Rachel Ruffner Most recent public comments by Rachel Ruffner https://nowcomment.com/users/140466 What do you think is the significance of this part of the text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158889 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158889 This is where you connect your religious insights to a broader audience, where the personal becomes universal. Not an easy step, but essential. Is there a specific area you'd like to delve deeper into: the significance of religion, the role of relationships, or the purpose of the refusal? Narrating is easy, but now we persuade. Are you ready to level up? Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:11:25 -0400 Why doesn't Cisneros use quotation marks? https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158880 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158880 I agree with you, it's definitely a unique choice. Maybe Cisneros doesn't use quotation marks to give the dialogue a more informal, conversational feel. It feels like we're right there in the room with the characters, experiencing the story as it unfolds. Here's another example: "Don't cry. Don't. It makes your face all red, Mama said." The author is very straightforward in telling us who said what, but without quotation marks, it almost feels like we're getting an inside look into Mama's thoughts, not just her spoken words. The lack of quotation marks keeps us on our toes, doesn't it? It hints that there might be more to this story than what's just on the surface. What do you guys think? Can we find other places in the text where the author's choices might suggest what's coming next? Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:07:52 -0400 Would certainly be a great mentor to use with students when teaching credible details. https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158871 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:51:39 -0400 Love this question and find it interesting to consider her perhaps limited understanding of familial connections. https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158868 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158868 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:50:41 -0400 She acknowledges that there is a boy who may be her cousin who wants her to dance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158865 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158865 I wonder why she offsets this idea as its own paragraph. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:49:24 -0400 Initial dialogue and introduction to Mama. https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158857 https://nowcomment.com/documents/357018?scroll_to=3158857 I notice how Cisneros doesn't use quotation marks to offset the dialogue and I wonder why. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:07:52 -0400