“The Money,” by Junot Díaz, is a personal narrative about
the robbery that he and his family experienced. In this story, he seems to have
a relaxed tone, but does not fail to include his emotions having to do with the
robbery. His tone does not seem to be angry or regretful, but when he describes
his friends who took the money from his family, he uses words such as “dopes,” “morons,”
and “dolts.” This narrative has a bit of an inconclusive ending. Díaz states
that he never really gets what he wanted, even after returning the money to his
mother. As a reader, I was looking for something more matter-of-fact to end the
story, but you never really find out if he is happy or not.
“Only
Daughter,” by Sandra Cisneros, is another story about a family that immigrated
to the United States. The tone in this narrative shows much more emotion than
Díaz chooses to show in “The Money.” Cisneros depicts in her writing the sadness
she feels when her dad seems to overlook her. All she wants to do as a child
and when she is growing up is to impress her father with her writing. Being
that she is the only girl in a family with seven children, her father is more
focused on the six sons, and does not have big dreams for her. The author shows
how this affects her by writing things such as “I could feel myself being
erased.” Also different than Díaz’s narrative, Cisneros makes sure to include
an ending that shows her happiness and excitement. It is conclusive, and is
more of a “happy ending.” When she finally starts to make the money and get the
success that her dad wants from his sons, she brings her newly translated work
back to her father. At the end of the narrative when he finally reads her work
and seem proud of it, Cisneros states that this was one of the best things that
have happened to her.
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