Only Daughter

Kyle Umbarger

English 110

Goldenwest College

Post #3

Sandra Cisneros portrays her own life in her short story "Only Daughter" to credit the writer and person she is today. Using her own life as a framework, she can then easily talk about how she constantly has struggled throughout her life to get her father's approval. She was the only daughter in a family of 9, which made her go through her childhood very alone. Her father was a hard-working man, who was trying to create better opportunities in life for his family. He had his beliefs though that women should only be going to college to find a smarter man. He never respected Sandra's own beliefs on her future, which caused Sandra's drive grow stronger. She worked harder and harder to become known as a professional writer. A child is influenced by the people who surround their life. Therefore, when Sandra's father would tell people that he had 7 sons, it made Sandra try to impress him more and more. This caused Sandra to eventually write "Only Daughter" in spanish, which caused her father to finally be proud of her.