Wicked Truths
Why is it that sometimes the truth can make people feel terrible? Even though it was a terrible truth, do people forgive, and moved on? Well, there is a poem named “My Wicked, Wicked Ways” by Sandra Cisneros explaining how people can forgive, but they will never forget. The poem starts off with the daughter, who is also the narrator of the poem, describing how handsome her father is and how happy her family photograph looks. After the family photograph, she then explains how her mother isn’t crying in the family photograph because the sun is in her eyes, but gradually the poem shifts to the daughter pointing out that there is another woman who won’t come till later. Of course when that woman came, it led to a disastrous affair, and the mother ended up crying after all. Later on, her mother will forgive the father, and everyone will soon forget about that appalling affair as the years goes on. By using shifts and attitude throughout the poem, Sandra Cisneros shows how people can always …show more content…
For example, the narrator states in the second stanza “The woman,/ the one my father knows,/ is not here,/ She does not come till later” (16-19). It implies a depressed tone when there was another woman because it usually leads to a miserable affair. On top of the depressed tone, is a hint of a mischievous tone because it usually leads to a miserable affair. In addition, the narrator then transitions the poem to “My mother will get very mad,/ Her face will turn red,/ and she will throw one shoe” (20-23). The quote above shows how the mother found out about the affair when the narrator had said ‘She will throw one shoe,” showing her furiousness. Aside from angriness, the mother also expresses sadness when she found out because it was a happy family, but the affair ruined it all. From all of those quotes, you could see how the author expresses emotions and tones to identify the
Why is it that sometimes the truth can make people feel terrible? Even though it was a terrible truth, do people forgive, and moved on? Well, there is a poem named “My Wicked, Wicked Ways” by Sandra Cisneros explaining how people can forgive, but they will never forget. The poem starts off with the daughter, who is also the narrator of the poem, describing how handsome her father is and how happy her family photograph looks. After the family photograph, she then explains how her mother isn’t crying in the family photograph because the sun is in her eyes, but gradually the poem shifts to the daughter pointing out that there is another woman who won’t come till later. Of course when that woman came, it led to a disastrous affair, and the mother ended up crying after all. Later on, her mother will forgive the father, and everyone will soon forget about that appalling affair as the years goes on. By using shifts and attitude throughout the poem, Sandra Cisneros shows how people can always …show more content…
For example, the narrator states in the second stanza “The woman,/ the one my father knows,/ is not here,/ She does not come till later” (16-19). It implies a depressed tone when there was another woman because it usually leads to a miserable affair. On top of the depressed tone, is a hint of a mischievous tone because it usually leads to a miserable affair. In addition, the narrator then transitions the poem to “My mother will get very mad,/ Her face will turn red,/ and she will throw one shoe” (20-23). The quote above shows how the mother found out about the affair when the narrator had said ‘She will throw one shoe,” showing her furiousness. Aside from angriness, the mother also expresses sadness when she found out because it was a happy family, but the affair ruined it all. From all of those quotes, you could see how the author expresses emotions and tones to identify the