Reading Journal: "Only Daughter" Sandra Cisneros

1)In the beginning of the story, Cisneros father was not at all interested to see what his daughter was always writing about. Her father never cared to learn about Cisneros passion for writing either. Cisneros wished her father would of ask her randomly what she was always writing about. But her wish never came true until the very end of her story. Her father was only concerned about her finding a life partner in college. By the end of the story her father's attitude changed. He read her book and enjoyed it. One thing that never changed about Cisneros dad is his love for Mexican entertainment and magazines.

2)At the end of the book Cisneros goes home for Christmas. When she gets home she goes upstairs to talk to her dad. She describes to the readers what she sees her dad doing. Cisneros says "And that's how I found him, watching a Pedro Infante movie on Galavision" (499). Cisneros is showing a side of her father's personality. In the beginning of the story she also talks about how "[..] my father's only reading includes brown-in Esto sports magazines from Mexico[..]"(497).Therefore, he love for Mexican entertainment and magazines never changed

3)One thing Cisneros and her father agreed on is getting a good education. Although the reasoning for why her father wanted her to go to college was wrong, he still encouraged her and all his children to get a good education. Cisneros confirms this when she talks about a conversation he had with her and the rest of her siblings. Cisneros father says " 'Use this,' my father said taping his head, 'and not this', showing us [his] hands"(489). Cisneors father wanted his kids to know it is better to get a good education and get a good paying job. Rather than not getting an education and working receiving low pay.