How does the author develop the central idea across these
passages?
alvarez describes how she and her mother were
emotionally distant, but once she moved to vermont, her
mother was finally able to bestow praise.
alvarez describes events in her childhood to show how
the relationship between her and her mother was strained,
but improved as she grew older.
© alvarez traces moments that highlight her mother's
desire for silence, culminating in the moment her mother
expressed pride in her writing.
alvarez explains the difficulty she had in going against her
mother's wishes to write about their experiences and how
it was worth it in the end.