Which quotation from "First Love" by Judith Ortiz Cofer best refines the theme that love can be complicated?

A.) "My mother could not understand why I became so eager to be the one sent out on her endless errands."

B.) " ... this is too cynical a view to sustain in the face of that overwhelming rush of emotion that is first love."

C.) "It would be long weeks of confusion and pain before I realized that the kiss was nothing but a little trophy ..."

D.) "Often I cried hot tears on my pillow for the things that kept us apart."

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Luna Hicks

15 March, 21:21

Which quotation from "First Love" by Judith Ortiz Cofer best refines the theme that love can be complicated?

A.) "My mother could not understand why I became so eager to be the one sent out on her endless errands."

B.) " ... this is too cynical a view to sustain in the face of that overwhelming rush of emotion that is first love."

C.) "It would be long weeks of confusion and pain before I realized that the kiss was nothing but a little trophy ..."

D.) "Often I cried hot tears on my pillow for the things that kept us apart."

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Maia Walls · Answer 1

Answer: C.) "It would be long weeks of confusion and pain before I realized that the kiss was nothing but a little trophy ..."

This quote is from the short story "First Love" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The story tells us about a Puerto Rican girl, and her falling in love with a young, Italian boy. The text mostly focuses on the difficulties experienced by teenagers when they fall in love for the first time.