Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez. My mother must have been intrigued. She knew nothing of the horrid crimes of the dictatorship, for her parents were afraid to say anything—even to their own children—against the regime. So, as a young girl, my mother must have thought of El Jefe as a kind of movie star. She must have wanted to meet the great man. What is the central idea in this paragraph?
Answer
A
Her mother's image of the great man did not match reality.
B
Her mother loved movie stars when she was a young girl.
C
Her family talked about the horrid crimes of the dictatorship.
D
Her mother and her family kept secrets from one another.
Explanation
The paragraph explains that the narrator’s mother knew nothing about the dictatorship’s crimes because her parents stayed silent. As a result, she imagined El Jefe as a movie star and wanted to meet him, an image that did not reflect the cruel reality. Therefore, the central idea is that her mother’s image of the great man did not match reality.
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