Imagine becoming someone you have always wanted to be, and using your imagination to get you through a troubling time in your life. Would you use your imagination to become someone wealthy? Or would you go beyond to become a superhero? No matter what it...
Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets” and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Volar” both use symbolism and distinct settings to portray the lives and feelings of two young girls that originate from a different cultural background. Although these girls are different in the way they lead their...
Judith Ortiz Cofer was a bilingual author and poet, born into Puerto Rican roots but brought up in the United States and was, therefore, fluent in English and Spanish. Being the daughter of a soldier in the United States Army, Cofer moved around a lot...
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s ‘Volar’ and Amy Tan’s ‘A Pair of Tickets’ both use symbolism and discrete perspectives to represent the lives and emotions of two young girls that arise from a diverse cultural upbringing. Both stories share the same topic about home, family, and childhood....
Usually authors use setting to portray certain feelings which is brought on by the character’s surroundings, The setting of a story gives us a better understanding to the characters involved in the story. The setting also gives us knowledge of why the characters behave as...
