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 mothers name.

Explanation:

The paragraph starts by stating the author (Julia) was named after her mother. It then describes her behavior changes from being well - behaved as a baby to having conflicts as she grew older. The main focus is on her being named after her mother.

Answer:

Julia was named after her mother.