English

Jamir Melendez

10 March, 22:46

Read this excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer:

Papi's reasons for not going back to Puerto Rico with us varied from year to year: Not the right time, not enough money, he was needed here by Mr. Reyes. It was only years later that I learned through my mother's stories that Jorge was ashamed of the fact that he could not provide for us the kinds of luxuries my mother had had growing up in a middle-class family in Puerto Rico.

What is the best example of cultural conflict in this excerpt?

A. Jorge versus his family's economic status

B. Elenita versus Larry Reyes

C. Elenita versus "Early Puerto Rican" décor

D. Jorge versus life in Puerto Rico