Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez. when the novel came out, i decided to go ahead and risk her anger. i inscribed a copy to both mami and papi with a note: \thank you for having instilled in me through your sufferings a desire for freedom and justice.\ i mailed the package and—what i seldom do except in those moments when i need all the help i can get—i made the sign of the cross as i exited the post office. days later, my mother called me up to tell me she had just finished the novel. \you put me back in those days. it was like i was reliving it all,\ she said sobbing. \i dont care what happens to us! im so proud of you for writing this book.\ i stood in my kitchen in vermont, stunned, relishing her praise and listening to her cry. it was one of the few times since i had learned to talk that i did not try to how does the author develop the central idea across these paragraphs? alvarez describes how writing the novel brought her and her mother closer together. alvarez realizes that, through her writing, she has finally won her mother’s respect. alvarez explains how her mother’s reaction to her novel provoked a rare moment of peace between them. alvarez explains how she knew that her mother would appreciate the novel she wrote.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the author sent her novel to her parents, nervous about her mother's reaction. Her mother later called, sobbing and expressing pride in the author for writing the book, which is a clear sign of respect the author gained through her writing. The other options are incorrect: there's no mention of growing closer (only the mother's praise), no rare peace moment described, and the author was nervous, not certain her mother would appreciate the novel.

Answer:

Alvarez realizes that, through her writing, she has finally won her mother's respect.