Question

What is the effect of Judith Ortiz Cofer's choice to write "First Love" as a work of narrative nonfiction?

It allows her to shift the burden of interpreting or understanding the meaning of the piece onto the reader, rather than having to spell it out as she would have had to do otherwise.

It allows her to avoid the pitfalls associated with fiction, such as plot holes and unevent characters while telling a story that she invented as a young woman.

It allows her to convey important truths and heartfelt ideas in ways that writing a work of fiction or a poem would not allow.

It allows her to use the engaging elements of fiction, such as dialogue, characterization, and a plot that builds to a climax, while telling a compelling and relatable true story.

Answer 1

Answer is D. It allows her to use the engaging elements of fiction, such as dialogue, characterization, and a plot that builds to a climax, while telling a compelling and relatable true story.

Answer 2

Answer: It allows her to use the engaging elements of fiction, such as dialogue, characterization, and a plot that builds to a climax, while telling a compelling and relatable true story.

There are several differences between fiction and nonfiction, but an important one is the type of literary elements that each one allows for. When writing fiction, an author can use devices such as characterization and dialogue that are not possible in a work of nonfiction. In this case, although the author is telling a relatable, common story that could work as a nonfiction text, presenting it as a work of narrative nonfiction gives her the opportunity to use all these literary devices to make the story more compelling.