What is the theme of mother and daughter by Gary soto?

Answer 1

in the story mother and daughter, the main characters are yollie and her mother. yollie's mother is an independent minded individual who loves her daughter very much and wants her daughter to get a good education. yollie has a school dance coming up but her family is very poor an cannot afford a new dress, so her mother dyes an old summer dress black. at the dance, it starts to rain and the dye comes out of her dress, and she is embarassd so she runs home. Things are tense between her and her mother because her mother felt sorry for her daughter. however, when the boy she was dancing with at the dance calls and asks her to the movies, her mother pulls out a stash of money she had been saving for yollie. the end.

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Answer 2

The theme of "Mother and Daughter" by Gary Soto revolves around the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship, exploring issues of communication, misunderstandings, and love between the two characters. The poem delves into the challenges and emotions that come with trying to connect and understand one another despite their differences and generational gap.

Answer 3

Yollie and Mrs. Moreno

Answer 4

Socil mathers