Bad Influence Study Guide consists of approx. 43 pages of summaries and analysis on Bad Influence by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Browse the literature study guide below:
Rita, the narrator of this story, is an "almost" fifteen-year-old girl with attitude. When she and her best friend Meli lie to their parents and get caught spending the night with two boys, Rita's parents give her a choice of punishments. She can either spend the summer with her grandparents in Puerto Rico or she can go on a convent retreat for Catholic girls. Rita chooses to go to Puerto Rico, though she really wishes she could stay in her hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. (
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