48 pages • 1 hour read
Judith Ortiz CoferSilent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance Of A Puerto Rican Childhood
Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1990A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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How do the themes of gender and bicultural upbringing intersect throughout the book?
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What does Cofer mean when she refers to “poetic truth” (11), and how does she attempt to achieve this in the book?
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How does Cofer use the symbol of blood to explore gender roles, growing up, and the loss of childhood innocence?
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