Hello! So I was working on a practice and was wondering if someone could check my answer! The question is: What makes “Volar: To Fly” a reflective essay?
A. The author shares her thoughts and feelings about an experience.
B. The author shares facts about her life.
C. The author shares reasons why people should read comic books.
D. The author shares a real-life story.
I'm pretty sure it is D, or maybe A, but when I was going through Jiskha Archives to check my answer, some people's answers were different than mine. I know other people's answers aren't always reliable, though, so I just wanted to double-check.
Thank you so much!
The Essay:
At twelve I was an avid consumer of comic books—Supergirl being my favorite. I spent my allowance of a quarter a day on two twelve-cent comic books or a double issue for twenty-five. I had a stack of Legion of Super Heroes and Supergirl comic books in my bedroom closet that was as tall as I. I had a recurring dream in those days: that I had long blond hair and could fly.
In my dream I climbed the stairs to the top of our apartment building as myself, but as I went up each flight, changes would be taking place. Step by step I would fill out: my legs would grow long, my arms harden into steel, and my hair would magically go straight and turn a golden color. . . Once on the roof, my parents safely asleep in their beds, I would get on tip-toe, arms outstretched in the position for flight and jump out my fifty-story-high window into the black lake of the sky. From up there, over the rooftops, I could see everything, even beyond the few blocks of our barrio; with my X-ray vision I could look inside the homes of people who interested me. Once I saw our landlord, whom I knew my parents feared, sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown. He sat on the floor counting his dollar bills. I played a trick on him.
Going up to his building’s chimney, I blew a little puff of my super-breath into his fireplace, scattering his stacks of money so that he had to start counting all over again. I could more or less program my Supergirl dreams in those days by focusing on the object of my current obsession. This way I “saw” into the private lives of my neighbors, my teachers, and in the last days of my childish fantasy and the beginning of adolescence, into the secret room of the boys I liked. In the mornings I’d wake up in my tiny bedroom with the incongruous—at least in our tiny apartment—white “princess” furniture my mother had chosen for me, and find myself back in my body: my tight curls still clinging to my head, skinny arms and legs .
I wish EVERYONE (Even if you can't help) An Absolutely AMAZING day because you are all AWESOME!
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Hello! Based on the essay provided, I can help you determine the answer to the question.
To determine whether "Volar: To Fly" is a reflective essay, we need to look for evidence that the author shares her thoughts and feelings about an experience. In the essay, the author describes her childhood dream of having superpowers, specifically the ability to fly like Supergirl. She vividly describes the physical transformation in her dream, her ability to see into people's homes, and even playing a trick on her landlord. Additionally, she reflects on the transition from childhood to adolescence as her dreams change.
Based on this analysis, it is clear that the essay fits the criteria of a reflective essay. The author shares her personal thoughts, emotions, and experiences related to her childhood dreams and the role of comic books in her life.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is A. The author shares her thoughts and feelings about an experience.
Remember, when checking your answer, it's always a good idea to rely on evidence from the text itself rather than solely relying on others' opinions.