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    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence"
    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence"
    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence"
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    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence"

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    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literature of Developing Nations for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literature of Developing Nations For Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateNov 3, 2016
    ISBN9781535819060
    A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence"

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      A Study Guide for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Bad Influence" - Gale

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      Bad Influence

      Judith Ortiz Cofer

      1995

      Introduction

      Published in Stories of the Barrio: An island Like You in 1995, Bad Influence details a summer in the life of a young Puerto Rican girl from Paterson, New Jersey. In keeping with the other stories in the collection, Bad Influence speaks to topics specific to young Puerto Rican Americans, while addressing issues universal to young people. At fifteen, Rita, the narrator, is at odds with the world of her Puerto Rican grandparents, whose eccentric, old-fashioned ways strike her as ridiculous. A typical teenager, she is hypercritical of the adults around her, and finds them invasive and disrespectful of her boundaries. Rita has been sent to the island to stay with her grandparents to keep her out of trouble with boys. Initially she is brutally caustic and critical of everything from her grandmother’s telenovelas to her grandfather’s spiritual powers (which she satirizes as Ghostbusting). Her take on Papá’s approach to curing a family of an evil spirit (or mala influencia) is both hilarious and believable. Over time, however, Rita makes a new friend and comes to appreciate her grandparents and life on the island. In the course of the summer, Rita manages to assert her individuality while incorporating her heritage, in her effort to navigate both the American and the Puerto Rican in

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