Question

Lines 60-67: How would the author describe this moment in her life? How does she convey this perspective through her language?

Answer 1

The author would describe this moment in her life as one of discovery, a point in which she became aware of things that as a child she could not understand. A time of putting pieces of information, that did not seem to be related, together.

She conveys this perspective through her language by, first, establishing the moment: she is staring at her father after he reveales something she was not aware of, but it is evident by her father's answer that it was not hidden from her, she just didn't understand. Then she uses the phrase "the moment that I realized the deceit I had been living under" and relates it to childhood. Lastly, she presents several images that seem to be coming together: children drinking milk, contaminated cows, contaminated breasts, one breasted-women...