Rachel in Eleven by Sandra Cisneros

In the short story, El take down, by Sandra Cisneros, the narrator, Rachel, is confronted with the conflict of dealing with an foul teacher, Mrs. legal injury. Mrs. Price asks for some genius from the grade to claim the raggedy, smelly jumper and immediately accuses Rachel based on the other students claims. Rachel tries to enjoy the incident that it is her 11th birthday but no one even acknowledges it besides her family. Consequently, this causes a spree wind of emotions for Rachel because she is upset just about this ugly pinafore she is being accused of owning and that no one is treating her how she deserves to be treated. Although the sweater was non hers, Mrs. Price uses her power to soldiers Rachel to put it on. In doing so, Rachel provides the lector with insight into her shame, undeserved treatment, and mismatched relations of power.\nThe author could stick out easily just express it was an old beat up sweater, but then the subscriber would non sympathize wi th Rachel. To Rachel, the sweater represents something she is not. She sees it as being uncouth and hideous and only an unfortunate person would actually drudge it. The owner of the sweater would wee-wee to have a reason pride in run to step out in public representing themselves wearing the abhorrent sweater. However, it shows true character and immunity to everywherecome shame and to any embrace it or alone not allow it to run to her. Even addressing the fact that Rachel is guilty but not permit it bother her is a ricochet of resistance. Rachel overcomes resistance in the avocation quote; Except when mathematics period ends Mrs. Price says shabby and in front of everybody, direct Rachel thats enough, because she sees Ive shoved the carmine sweater to the tippy-tip corner of my desk and its hanging all over the edge like a waterfall, but I dresst care (Cisneros 8). Since Rachel admits she does not care she is unquestionably resisting Mrs. Prices orders in which caseful overcoming shame as a form of resistan...