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Valeria Brito

Prof. Eric Grunwald

WR 0973rd November 20

Re!etition and "necdote in #i$nero$%$ &'nl( )au*+ter,

-n +er e$$a( 'nl( )au*+ter /andra #i$nero$ de$cribe$ +ow $+e overcame *ender

$ocial and ori*in conditionin* to fulfill +er dream to be a writer find +er own voice and

$to! feelin* i$olated from +er famil(. /+e doe$ $o b( u$in* $everal r+etorical device$

$uc+ a$ re!etition and anecdote. "t t+e be*innin* of t+e e$$a( #i$nero$ de$cribe$ +er$elf

a$ t+e re$ult of an a**re*ate of different $ituation$ t+at +a!!ened in +er life t+at made +er

w+o $+e i$ toda( one of t+em bein* a dau*+ter a e1ican dau*+ter. /+e doe$ $o b(

u$in* re!etition. & - am t+e onl( dau*+ter in a e1ican famil( of $i1 $on$... - am t+e onl(

dau*+ter of a e1ican fat+er and a e1ican"merican mot+er... - am t+e onl( dau*+ter

of a worin* cla$$ famil( of nine, 45. /+e u$e$ t+i$ r+etorical device to em!+a$i6e t+e

fact t+at $+e i$ t+e $um of t+e circum$tance$ t+at made +er w+o $+e i$ toda(. #i$nero$

u$e$ t+e $ame !attern of re!etition in anot+er occa$ion w+en de$cribin* t+at b( bein* a

dau*+ter in a e1ican famil( $+e wa$ e1!ected to find a +u$band and trade a

!rofe$$ional life for t+e bli$$ of famil( life. or +er famil( *oin* to colle*e wa$ t+e $te!

to tae toward$ meetin* t+e man of +er life. 8+e reader encounter t+i$ $ame re!etition

w+en t+e aut+or e1!re$$ &- wa$:am t+e onl( dau*+ter and onl( a dau*+ter, 45. /+e

mae$ t+e u$e of italic$ to mae t+e reader under$tand t+at i$ not t+e $ame bein* &t+e

onl( dau*+ter, and bein* &onl( a dau*+ter,.

B( bein* onl( a dau*+ter t+e aut+or e1!lain$ t+at t+ere i$ not muc+

re$!on$ibilit( ot+er t+an findin* a +u$band. #on$e;uentl( $+e felt un+eard unnoticed

and irrelevant. &Eac+ time m( fat+er would $ee out t+e !ari$+ !rie$t in order to *et a

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tuition brea and com!lain or boa$t & - +ave $even $on$,.... - could feel m($elf bein*

era$ed. -%d tu* m( fat+er%$ $leeve and w+i$!er &Not $even $on$. /i1< "nd one

dau*+ter,,425. =ere t+e aut+or mae$ t+e u$e of an anecdote to *ive t+e reader an

e1am!le of +ow +er fat+er u$ed to era$e +er in a $en$e. "l$o $+e u$e$ italic$ to em!+a$i6e

+ow $+e $aw +er$elf in t+e famil(.

8+ere wa$ not muc+ $+e can do about bein* t+e onl( dau*+ter of a famil( of

$even c+ildren and $i1 $on$ but to acce!t and embrace w+o $+e wa$ or wa$ forced to be

in t+i$ ca$e a loner. But looin* at t+e bri*+t $ide t+i$ fact made +er be more involved

and devoted to ob$ervin* t+inin* and !oli$+in* +er writer%$ tool$. #i$nero$ e1!lain$ t+at

t+i$ !at+ wa$ not ea$( and in addition mae$ t+e reader under$tand t+at a lot of

;ue$tionin* came from +er famil( and +er$elf re*ardin* t+e fact t+at $+e went to colle*e

and $+e did not find a +u$band and t+at $+e did not +ave a *ood financial $ituation.

/+e alwa($ wanted to be +eard b( +er fat+er $+e $tarted to write !iece$ t+at in

$ome $en$e were related to +im. /+e needed to be +eard and valued b( +er writin*. &-n a

$en$e ever(t+in* - +ave ever written +a$ been for +im to win +i$ a!!roval, 425. But al$o

$+e wanted !eo!le lie +er own fat+er to be +er audience. /+e wanted to write literature

for !eo!le w+o do not read literature for !lea$ure.

-t wa$ t+en in one of +er vi$it$ to +er !arent$% wit+ a /!ani$+ tran$lation of one

of +er boo$ under +er arm t+at $+e could obtain all t+at reco*nition t+at $+e +ave alwa($

been waitin* for. /+e read to +er fat+er from it. -t wa$ a $tor( about t+e !lace w+ere +er

fat+er wa$ born. =e could ea$il( relate to t+e c+aracter$ and $ettin*. &W+ere can we *et

more co!ie$ of t+i$ for t+e relative$>, +e $aid 4?5. 8+i$ anecdote e1em!lifie$ t+e ind of

reco*nition $+e +ad been fi*+tin* for all +er life. Now $+e wa$ t+e dau*+ter t+e writer

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w+o can be more t+at onl( a dau*+ter.

Wor @$ed

#i$nero$ /andra. &'nl( )au*+ter., Pattern$ " Prentice =all Pocet Reader. Ed.)orot+( inor. @!!er /addle River Pear$on: Prentice =all 200A. ?. Print