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Module 2 Conflict Analysis

The story follows Julia, a girl who emigrates from the Dominican Republic to New York and struggles with her identity due to her name. She faces societal pressure to conform and begins using nicknames to fit in, highlighting the conflict between her heritage and her desire for acceptance. The narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the importance of standing up for oneself.

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Module 2 Conflict Analysis

The story follows Julia, a girl who emigrates from the Dominican Republic to New York and struggles with her identity due to her name. She faces societal pressure to conform and begins using nicknames to fit in, highlighting the conflict between her heritage and her desire for acceptance. The narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the importance of standing up for oneself.

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Title: NAMES/NOMBRES Author: Julia Alvarez

I chose this book because the fact that there was a Spanish word in the name got
my attention.

Summarize the story in 3-5 sentences. What is the story about?

Julia is a girl who moved from the Dominican Republic to New York. She is having
problems fitting in because of her name. She learns how to adapt to New York by
going by new nicknames and minimizing her heritage.

The main conflict that this person faces What kind of conflict is it?
is (character vs character/self/society
How people pronounce her name. etc.)
Protagonist vs society.

Making Connections
I am like the narrator in the following ways:
I would also correct people who mispronounce my name, even if to other people it
might not be as important.

I am unlike the narrator in the following ways:


I would not get used to being called anything other than my normal name.

Go on to page 2.
Now, let’s examine conflict and mindset more closely.

1 2 3
Examples of Her father being Being called
conflict called “Mister Judy/July/Juliett/others.
Elbures”

How did the Julia corrected the She ended up getting used
narrator respond? officer. to it

What does this That she can speak


reveal about the up.
narrator’s
personality?

How would I have I would have


responded? corrected it but in
my mind.

Based on what you have learned about mindset, does your narrator have a
growth or fixed mindset? Explain with evidence from the text.

Based on what you have learned about mindset, do you have a growth or fixed
mindset? Explain with examples from your own life connected to what you have
learned in this lesson.

What message or theme do you think the writer is creating by sharing his or her
story? What does the writer want readers to remember? Remember, theme is
expressed as a statement (not a single-word topic.)

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