Question

read the excerpt from a genetics of justice by julia alvarez. my mother must have been intrigued. she knew nothing of the horrid crimes of the dictatorship, for her parents were afraid to say anything—even to their own children—against the regime. so, as a young girl, my mother must have thought of el jefe as a kind of movie star. she must have wanted to meet the great man. what is the central idea in this paragraph? her mother’s image of the great man did not match reality. her mother loved movie stars when she was a young girl. her mother and her family kept secrets from one another. her family talked about the horrid crimes of the dictatorship.

Explanation:

The passage describes how the author's mother, due to lack of knowledge about the dictator's crimes as her parents were afraid to speak against the regime, thought of the dictator as a movie - star like figure. It emphasizes the contrast between her perception and the reality of the dictator.

Answer:

Her mother’s image of the great man did not match reality.