Read the following writing exercise prompt and write a one-page response to it.
If your mother, father, guardian, or other mentor were to give you advice to initiate you
into your cultures idea of adulthoodlike the girls mother does in Girlwhat would
he or she say?
Then reflect on the type of advice given:
? Was it supportive, moral, inspiring, practical, or chastising?
? Did you allow your voice to come through in the story?
? How would you describe your life?
? Is it one of oppression, like the girls?