Read the passage excerpt from "First Love"
Judith Ortiz Cofer

The lights had been turned off in the hallway and all I could see
was the lighted stairwell, at the bottom of which a nun would be
stationed. My father would be waiting just outside. I nearly
screamed when I felt someone grab me by the waist. But my
mouth was quickly covered by someone else's mouth. I was
being kissed. My first kiss and I could not even tell who it was. I
pulled away to see that face not two inches away from mine. It
was he. He smiled down at me. Did I have a silly expression on
my face? My glasses felt crooked on my nose. I was unable to
move or to speak. More gently, he lifted my chin and touched his
lips to mine. This time I did not forget to enjoy it. Then, like the
phantom lover he was, he walked away into the darkened
corridor and disappeared

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this
narrative

How does Cofer shape the theme that people don't always get
what they want with this passage?

She shares details that include her "father would be
waiting just outside."

She includes details about her first kiss that include
o the fact she "could not even tell who" she was
kissing

She describes the object of her affection who gave
her her first kiss as a "phantom lover."

She explains how just as quickly as she was kissed,
"he walked away into the darkened corridor and
disappeared

First Love

Explanation:

The lights had been turned off in the hallway and all I could see

was the lighted stairwell, at the bottom of which a nun would be

stationed. My father would be waiting just outside. I nearly

screamed when I felt someone grab me by the waist. But my

mouth was quickly covered by someone else's mouth. I was

being kissed. My first kiss and I could not even tell who it was. I

pulled away to see that face not two inches away from mine. It

was he. He smiled down at me. Did I have a silly expression on

my face? My glasses felt crooked on my nose. I was unable to

move or to speak. More gently, he lifted my chin and touched his

lips to mine. This time I did not forget to enjoy it. Then, like the

phantom lover he was, he walked away into the darkened

corridor and disappeared

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this

narrative

How does Cofer shape the theme that people don't always get

what they want with this passage?

She shares details that include her "father would be

waiting just outside."

She includes details about her first kiss that include

o the fact she "could not even tell who" she was

kissing

She describes the object of her affection who gave

her her first kiss as a "phantom lover."

She explains how just as quickly as she was kissed,

"he walked away into the darkened corridor and

disappeared

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