Eleven By Sandra Cisneros Analysis

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***“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.”***
In the story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros Rachel struggles to see things aren’t always the way they seem to be. Like when is your birthday and you're teacher is mean.
Rachel struggles to see thing aren't always the way they seem to be because it was her birthday. Like when Sylvia said that ugly sweater belongs to Rachal’s. Also when mrs.Price belived her that the stretch out could be a jump rope sweater was Rachles. She wanted to be invisible, so she didn’t have to deal with the sweater. Some more evidence is she was feeling sick like part of her that is three wants to come out. As well as when Mrs.Price

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