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Daughter of Invention
In Daughter Of Invention, Cukita is the daughter of a family from the Dominican Republic. Her father was more used to the strictness of the Dominican Republic, such as speaking out against authority because he was in an underground society to overthrow the dictator. Her mother preferred the U.S. because of certain freedoms, such as freedom of speech. In the Dominican Republic, Cukita was a poor student; she didn’t want to continue this behavior in the United States. One day her teacher, Sister Mary Joseph, asks her to do a speech for the teacher’s day address at her school assembly. She accepted the offer. She showed her mom her speech; she liked it so much, she showed it to Cukita’s father. He didn’t like it; this caused a wedge in their family. He thought it was an insult to her teachers. He didn't want Cukita to disrespect them. Although he had good intentions, he came off rather harsh. He became enraged because of her speech. Filled with rage, he lacerated her speech. His actions were unacceptable. This discouraged Cukita and upset her mother.
Cukita didn’t mean to enrage her father. She had an amazing speech that she wasn’t able to give because of his selfish, inconsiderate, and unacceptable actions. Her mother loved her speech. This gave Cukita happiness her father crushed. He should’ve considered her feelings more.
In my opinion, Cukita’s father was too rough. He had no right to shred her paper like that. Instead of becoming enraged at phrases he didn’t like, he should’ve talked to Cukita about parts her didn’t like and should’ve asked her to edit, change, or clarify those parts. He could’ve gave some constructive criticism. It was loving that he didn’t want her to say anything rude or disrespectful, but he could’ve handled the whole situation better. There are so many different routes he could’ve taken for this scenario, but he chose a path that hurt the others around him. Cukita’s father came off the wrong way even though he had good intentions. He was trying to protect Cukita from saying something she’d later regret. I think he should’ve thought more about how he’d affect her. This shows that he loves Cukita and just wanted to protect her.
In the end, Cukita gave another speech that her whole school liked. It was a very rushed speech that was luckily successful. Cukita wouldn’t have gone through that if her dad would’ve talked to her about his thoughts on her first speech. This cycle of unnecessary events goes back to him not thinking his thoughts and actions through. All of these events could’ve and should’ve been prevented.
In conclusion, Cukita’s father just needed to think more about his actions. He should’ve talked with her, give his honest opinion, and (if necessary) politely ask her to change a certain part. At heart he is a good person that’s rough around the edges. He just needs to polish up when it comes to his actions. The shredding Cukita’s paper was unnecessary but it’s a lesson that can be learned for Cukita, her mother, and her father.
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