Have you ever wanted to rebel against your culture’s traditions? Many young people rebel against their family’s traditions as a way to shape their identities. In the texts “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz Cofer and “Life in the Age of the Mimis” by Domingo Martinez the reader learns about tradition and rebellion in various ways.
Have you ever tried to forget something you didn't like? In “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz Cofer the author lets the reader know that to forget a tradition can be dangerous. “El Olvido” is about a girl who does not like being controlled by her cultures traditions. Which she wants to forget about.
In “El Olvido” the author states, “It's dangerous to spurn the clothes you were born to wear for the sake of fashion”(lines 7-8).
Have you ever tried to forget something you didn't like? In “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz Cofer the author lets the reader know that to forget a tradition can be dangerous. “El Olvido” is about a girl who does not like being controlled by her cultures traditions. Which she wants to forget about.
In “El Olvido” the author states, “It's dangerous to spurn the clothes you were born to wear for the sake of fashion”(lines 7-8).