Which statement best explains how the author develops Alejandro's complex view of his extended family in "One
Thousand Miles
At first she suggests that they are totally
comfortable at Abuela Lola's home, but then she
shows that the rest of the family is just as homesick
as Alejandro
She shows their gentle and caring nature at the
start of the story and then shows how they can also
be unaware of how their behavior affects others at
the end
At first she shows how polite and gracious they are
when talking to Alejandro, but then she reveals the
mean things they say about him behind his back
She captures both the minor annoyances his family
members cause him with their loud and boisterous
behavior, but also the happiness they bring his
mother