Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez. perhaps because she had innocently revered him, my mother was now doubly revolted by this cold - blooded monster. he became something of an obsession with her - living as she was by then in exile with my father, isolated from her family who were still living on the island. as my sisters and i were growing up, trujillo and his excesses figured in many of my mothers cautionary tales. what is the central idea in this paragraph? during her exile, the authors mother did not know how she felt about trujillo. the author and her sisters were fascinated by trujillo. the authors mother thought of trujillo constantly. trujillo became more controlling to the authors mother after her family fled the country.

Explanation:

The paragraph focuses on the author's mother's feelings and reactions towards Trujillo during exile, and how she was revolted by his cold - blooded nature. It also mentions that the mother was isolated from family and how Trujillo and his excesses were part of her cautionary tales.

Answer:

The author's mother thought of Trujillo constantly.