Question

she had named me, her second of four daughters, after herself—so we shared the same name. of all her babies, she reports, i was the best behaved, until i learned to talk. then, i would not shut up. i always had to answer her back when i disagreed with her. childhood was rocky, but adolescence was a full - fledged war. - “a genetics of justice,” julia alvarez. what is the central idea in this paragraph? julia was named after her mother. julia and her mother often disagreed. julia was the best behaved of all the babies. julia was proud to share her mother’s name.

Explanation:

The paragraph starts by stating that the author (Julia) was named after her mother. It then briefly touches on her behavior as a baby and the difficult relationship with her mother in childhood and adolescence. The naming - after - mother part is the main idea as it sets the context for the rest of the description.

Answer:

Julia was named after her mother.