Cisneros - Reading Journal

Throughout the beginning, Cisneros' father is portrayed a very traditional man who is keen on the aspect that his daughter is to go to college to find a man. As the narrative progresses, Cisneros becomes more and more experienced as a writer. Towards the end of the story, She is reading her story to her father who seems to be a completely different man from the man we met at the beginning of the narrative; he is more open to her literature, he is completely involved in her story, and probably most importantly he wants to share her work with others. "He read it very slowly...He laughed in all the right places...where can we get more copies of this for the relatives?" (499). From her father's dialogue, he is clearly interested and is fully supportive of his daughter's work. She understood that her father was not always open to her writing but she was definitely relieved when her father was full of delight after reading her story.

Though both Cisneros and her father were painted completely different in the novel, it is evident that both share a deep love for one another. Her father is always bragging about his "siete hijos", he was proud of them and loved them dearly. Just as his love was great for his kids, Cisneros' love was also profound, claiming, "everything i have ever written was for him" (497).