Sinesio accepted the answer to a question he wished he had never asked. The decision was made. There was no turning back. “I will leave for el norte in two weeks,” he said gruffly and with authority. Faustina’s heart sank as she continued to make dinner. After the rain, Sinesio went out to help his compadre widen a ditch to keep the water from flooding in front of his door. The children came home, and it became Faustina’s job to inform them that Papá would have to leave for a while. None of them said anything. Jenaro refused to eat. They had expected and accepted the news. From their friends, they knew exactly what it meant. Many of their friends’ fathers had already left and many more would follow. Which detail from the passage portrays the cultural perspective shared by the family? La Puerta Responses The family knows that this is the last time they will see their father because once he leaves, he is never coming back. The family knows that this is the last time they will see their father because once he leaves, he is never coming back. The family silently accepts the fact that their father must leave because they have no other option for survival. The family silently accepts the fact that their father must leave because they have no other option for survival. The family always listens to the father because he is the head of the family and knows what is best for everyone. The family always listens to the father because he is the head of the family and knows what is best for everyone. The family rebels against the father’s decision by refusing to eat the dinner their mother made.