There are many difficulties in being a part of two diverse cultures. Mexican families are all about tradition and being close while American families are more lenient and tend to be more independent. Mexican father's judgement and common stereotypes make it hard for daughters to have their unconditional approval. Sandra Cisneros effectively persuades how she gains her Mexican father’s approval.
In “Only Daughter” published in Glamour Magazine, writer Sandra Cisneros expresses how she grew up and became who she is today through tensions between her two cultures. Cisneros is an only daughter with 7 Mexican-American siblings. Being an only daughter in a big Hispanic family, she experiences loneliness. Her father believed that college will help her find a husband. Nevertheless, Cisneros had the liberty to study what she wanted. All she ever wanted was her father's approval to become a writer. Her father is part of the public majority. “A public who is uninterested in reading, and yet whom I am writing about and for, and privately trying to woo”. When people would ask Cisneros’ father about his family, he would say he had seven sons, which in the Spanish language is correct, but as a young girl she felt that she was
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Cisneros is an American writer who is best known for her first novel The House on Mango Tree. She has been awarded numerous recognitions including a National Endowment for the Arts of Fellowship Award. Knowing that she has gotten recognition for her work helps make the reader trust in Cisneros writings. Cisneros, like any other author, has a purpose in writing her article. The authors purpose is to express and share how she grew up and became who she is today through her own experiences. By incorporating her experiences the reader realizes how tough her journey truly was. This piece of writing is informal and appeals more to women because of her