3.4.3 Test (CST): Wrap-Up: Fractured Identities
Question 13 of 20
Read this excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer:
That horrible mistake of a dress was in the back of my
closet. My mother had insisted we buy it when I had won a
certificate for an essay I had written in English class:
"Brave New World For Women." Sister Mary Joseph had
been one of the judges. My mother had bought me a party
dress to wear to school that day. I had worn it into the girls'
lavatory, where I had promptly changed to a plain black
skirt and white blouse.
What is the best example of cultural conflict in the excerpt?
A. Elenita versus her mother's controlling nature
B. Elenita versus her mother's traditional ideas of fashion
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In the excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the best example of cultural conflict is: B. Elenita versus her mother's traditional ideas of fashion. This is evident in the passage where Elenita's mother insists on buying her a dress for winning an English essay contest, but Elenita feels uncomfortable in the dress and ends up changing into a more plain outfit at school. This highlights a clash between Elenita's preference for simplicity and her mother's inclination towards more traditional, perhaps fancier, attire. The conflict between Elenita's personal style choices and her mother's expectations represents a cultural clash related to fashion and self-expression.