Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez

Question 8 • 26-27 - Humble ISD CR - English I A - 1st Nine Weeks

Which excerpt from "Daughter of Invention" contains language that best represents the preservation of Dominican values?

Answer

If her husband insisted she speak in Spanish to the girls so they wouldn't forget their native tongue, she'd snap, "When in Rome, do unto the Romans."

Yoyo and her sisters were forgetting a lot of their Spanish, and their father's formal, florid diction was hard to understand.

"What is wrong? I will tell you what is wrong. It show no gratitude. It is boastful. I celebrate myself? The best student learns to destroy the teacher?"

"This is America, Papi, America! You are not in a savage country anymore!"

Explanation

Choice C best represents the preservation of Dominican values because the father criticizes the poem for being boastful and lacking gratitude, and he emphasizes respect for the teacher. Those ideas reflect traditional values he wants his daughter to uphold. Choice A mentions preserving Spanish, but the speaker dismisses that effort; B describes the loss of Spanish, and D rejects the father’s culture.

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5.3 Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez