Daughter of Invention

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The Mother in the short story "Daughter of Invention", by Julia Alvarez can be defined as an antiheroine, an ordinary, non-glorious, modern citizen you can easily relate with. The way she misuses aphorisms, her "great" inventions and the way she helps her daughter, draws you in and make you feel a connection with her.

Probably the most memorable part of this story is how the Mother misuses aphorisms. Whenever she wants to get a point across, she always uses a wise saying. When her daughters try to speak in Spanish, she simply says to them, "When in Rome, do unto the Romans." That would stop the argument dead. Her Daughters probably never have anything to say that. My personal fav



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Approximate Word count = 460
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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