Question

read the excerpt from gary sotos story \like mexicans.\

my grandmother gave me bad advice and good advice when i was in my early teens. for the bad advice, she said that i should become a barber because they made good money and listened to the radio all day. \honey, they dont work como burros,\ she would say every time i visited her. she made the sound of donkeys braying. \like that, honey!\ for the good advice, she said that i should marry a mexican girl.
o okies, hijo\-she would say-\look, my son. he marry one and they fight every day about i dont know what and i dont know what.\ for her, everyone who wasnt mexican, black, or asian were okies. the french were okies, the italians in suits were okies.... she lectured me on the virtues of the mexican girl.

what inference can be made about the grandmothers point of view in this excerpt?

she is eager to assimilate herself and her family into mainstream us culture.
she is unwilling to embrace any aspect of multiculturalism because she detests us culture.
she wants to preserve her familys mexican culture even though she no longer lives in mexico.
she believes that marrying an \okie\ is equivalent to ruining any prospects of financial success.

Explanation:

Analyze the grandmother's advice

The grandmother advises the narrator to marry a Mexican girl. She warns him against marrying "Okies," which she defines broadly as anyone who is not Mexican (including Black, Asian, French, or Italian people). She lectures him on the virtues of Mexican girls, showing a strong preference for maintaining her family's cultural heritage. This demonstrates her desire to preserve their Mexican identity and traditions.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "She is eager to assimilate herself and her family into mainstream US culture." This is incorrect because her advice to marry only Mexican girls and avoid non-Mexicans directly opposes assimilation.
• Option 2: "She is unwilling to embrace any aspect of multiculturalism because she detests US culture." This is too extreme; the text does not state that she "detests" US culture, only that she wants her grandson to marry within his own culture to avoid conflict.
• Option 3: "She wants to preserve her family's Mexican culture even though she no longer lives in Mexico." This is supported by her insistence on marrying a Mexican girl and her lectures on the virtues of Mexican girls, showing a desire to maintain cultural continuity.
• Option 4: "She believes that marrying an 'Okie' is equivalent to ruining any prospects of financial success." This is incorrect because her objection to "Okies" is based on cultural differences and marital conflict ("they fight every day"), not financial ruin.

Synthesize the final inference

Using Gary Soto Analysis and Literary Inference, we can conclude that the grandmother's Point of View is centered on cultural preservation. Her strict advice to marry a Mexican girl reflects her desire to keep the family's heritage alive in a multicultural environment.

Answer:

• She is eager to assimilate herself and her family into mainstream US culture.
• She is unwilling to embrace any aspect of multiculturalism because she detests US culture.
• She wants to preserve her family's Mexican culture even though she no longer lives in Mexico. (Correct answer)
• She believes that marrying an "Okie" is equivalent to ruining any prospects of financial success.