"El Diablo de La Cienega" By: Geoffrey Becker
About the Author
Geoffrey Becker is an author of many short stories, some of his Best American Short Stories may be familiar to you. He has won the Drue Heinz prize for Literature, the Flannery O'Conner prize for Short Fiction, and the Nelson Algren Award. Becker is a professor at Towson University in Maryland. He had gone in and out of pursuing music. Geoffrey Becker is not as week known as most authors, considering he does not have much information written about him.
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Pre-reading Assignment
The only bet I remember making is my most recent one. I bet one of my friends that if we had a math quiz last instead of a test, they have to give me a raffle ticket. I already knew I was correct so I felt perfectly comfortable making that bet. I was right and she game me the ticket, and though I did not win anything in the raffle, it felt good to win the bet.
Sometimes I believe I am a good writer due to rereading my most recent essay, it was quite good. Though people always tell me I am artistic, I know that's not my special skill because I'm not that good at it.
Sometimes I believe I am a good writer due to rereading my most recent essay, it was quite good. Though people always tell me I am artistic, I know that's not my special skill because I'm not that good at it.
Vocabulary in Context
Regimen - routine "...he'd invented as a part of his personal training regimen." (p.49)
Ominous - luming, shadowed "...the shapes of the wrecked cars were ominous..." (p.49)
Audible - heard "...his mother's hacking was clearly audible..." (p.50)
Economizing - saving money "...as a part of an economizing measure..." (p.52)
Smattering - uproar "There was a smattering of applause." (p.59)
Convened - meet, gather "...the powers of the universe had convened in his fingertips." (p.62)
Ominous - luming, shadowed "...the shapes of the wrecked cars were ominous..." (p.49)
Audible - heard "...his mother's hacking was clearly audible..." (p.50)
Economizing - saving money "...as a part of an economizing measure..." (p.52)
Smattering - uproar "There was a smattering of applause." (p.59)
Convened - meet, gather "...the powers of the universe had convened in his fingertips." (p.62)
Contrasting Ideas
Victor is sure of himself
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Victor is unsure of himself
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