Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez.
passage a:
given this mandate of silence, i was a real thorn in my mother’s side.
passage b:
unfortunately for my mother, i grew up to be a writer publishing under my maiden name. ... when i published a first novel with a strong autobiographical base, she did not talk to me for months.
passage c:
when the second 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
how does the author develop the central idea across these passages?
○ alvarez describes how she and her mother were emotionally distant, but once she moved to vermont, her mother was finally able to bestow praise.
○ alvarez describes events in her childhood to show how the relationship between her and her mother was strained, but improved as she grew older.
○ alvarez traces moments that highlight her mother’s desire for silence, culminating in the moment her mother expressed pride in her writing.
○ alvarez explains the difficulty she had in going against her mother’s wishes to write about their experiences and how it was worth it in the end.

Explanation:

The passages track the mother's demand for silence (Passage A: "mandate of silence" with the author as a "thorn"), her anger at the author's first autobiographical novel (Passage B: not speaking for months), and the eventual shift to pride when the second novel is dedicated (Passage C, implied resolution). The correct option traces this arc of the mother's desire for silence leading to her pride in the author's writing.

Answer:

Alvarez traces moments that highlight her mother’s desire for silence, culminating in the moment her mother expressed pride in her writing.