1. The feeling of displacement amongst American immigrants is a theme that Henriquez explores through the characters of her novel. Many of the characters feel a longing for home and struggle with a
sense of belonging. Choose one character from the novel and construct a single paragraph response
explaining how this theme is explored through their character. Your response should have one concrete
detail taken from the text and a minimum of two commentary sentences.

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1. The feeling of displacement amongst American immigrants is a theme that Henriquez explores

through the characters of her novel. Many of the characters feel a longing for home and struggle with a

sense of belonging. Choose one character from the novel and construct a single paragraph response

explaining how this theme is explored through their character. Your response should have one concrete

detail taken from the text and a minimum of two commentary sentences.

PLEASE HELP WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINS OFFERING 20 POINTS

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can