Part B Which answer choice best describes the effect of Cisneros using foreshadowing as identified in Part A?
She describes a visit from her friend Norma, who later admires her collection of thrift-store items and her ability to live on
her own, to show readers that she has indeed become self-sufficient.
She discusses writing three stories in one weekend at lowa, which later connects with friends workshopping stories in her
apartment, to show readers how dedicated she is to her craft.
She describes of a visit back home for Sunday dinner, which later connects with her sadly surveying her own shabby
apartment, to show readers her deep ar that she will never be successful
She tells of her job teaching students in her mother's old neighborhood, which later connects with her encouraging a
promising student, to show readers her pride in her Hispanic heritage.

Read the paragraph from a student's literary essay comparing two different works (1) sandra cisneros's "mericans" is about a young american girl of mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity (2) cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) for example, the speaker, micaela, calls her grandmother "awful," and seems to resent the woman's strict views and religious ideals. (4) the speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular american television programs when they play make-believe. (5) lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family's church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to mexican culture. (6) although micaela is of mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the united states. this paragraph supports the idea that micaela wishes her heritage was different because she has difficulty relating to her grandmother. wants to find her own unique identity that is separate from her brother and her grandmother will never accept her mexican roots because of her feelings toward her grandmother identifies with her mexican heritage in a different way than her grandmother mark this and return save and exit next submit