Which quotation from the passage supports the central
idea that Trujillo worried about his appearance?
"built-in heels that added inches to his height"
"I cared too much about appearance"
"short-sleeved shirts worn untucked"
"My mother could go on and on"
When my sisters and I cared too much about our
appearance, my mother would tell us how Trujillo's
vanity knew no bounds. How in order to appear taller, his
shoes were specially made abroad with built-in heels that
added inches to his height. How plumes for his
Napoleonic hats were purchased in Paris and shipped in
vacuum-packed boxes to the Island. How his uniforms
were trimmed with tassels and gold epaulettes and red
sashes, pinned with his medals, crisscrossing his chest.
How he costumed himself in dress uniforms and
ceremonial hats and white gloves--all of this in a tropical
country where men wore guayaberas in lieu of suit
jackets, short-sleeved shirts worn untucked so the body
could be ventilated. My mother could go on and on.
-"A Genetics of Justice,"
Julia Alvarez
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