Question

Read the following passage from judith ortiz cofer's "gravity":

papi's reason for not going back to puerto rico with us varied from year to year: not the right time, not enough money,he was needed here by mr. reyes.
what internal conflict does the exeternal conflict in this passage suggest?
A.elenita's father is embarrassed about his income.
B.elenita tries to surppress her cultural identitiy.
C.elenita's father doesnt want to return to puerto rico
D.elenita struggles to keep her identities separate.

Answer 1

A- Elenita's Father is embarrassed about his income.

Answer 2

In this passage from Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Gravity", the internal conflict that the external conflict suggests is C. Elenita's father doesn't want to return to Puerto Rico. Elenita's mother is always talking about the family on the Island. On the contrary, her father is constantly speaking about the restaurant. He is constantly offering excuses for not going to Puerto Rico. After some years Elenita learns that her father was ashamed of not being able to provide them with the middle-class life her mother was used to in Puerto Rico, so he doesn't want to face her mother's family.