For my presentation tomorrow, I will be focusing on the stories, “And Some More,” “Bums in the Attic,” and “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes.” The article I will be presenting is:
Petty, Leslie. “The ‘Dual’-Ing Images Of La Malinche And La Virgen de Guadelupe in Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street.” Melus 25.2 (2000): 119-132. MLA International Bibliography.Web. 12 Mar. 2012.
This article focuses on the Mexican culture and the stereotypes in projects onto Mexican women. As you re-read the stories above, think about what type of stereotypes Sandra Cisneros could be claiming are projected onto women.
Also, do a little research and Google La Vergin de Guadalupe and La Malinche. These two women represent the two choices that Mexican women have to follow. These women play a major part in the feminine culture in the Mexican community and are used to classify certain women. The article shows that these stereotypes are used to show a positive/negative, good/bad, clean/dirty type of stereotype for women. Sandra Cisneros tries to overcome this stereotype of women and give a third option; the artist. This third option is seen through the narrator, Esperanza, while La Vergin de Guadalupe is seen through Aunt Lupe and La Malinche is depicted through Marin’s characters.
Also, do a little research and Google La Vergin de Guadalupe and La Malinche. These two women represent the two choices that Mexican women have to follow. These women play a major part in the feminine culture in the Mexican community and are used to classify certain women. The article shows that these stereotypes are used to show a positive/negative, good/bad, clean/dirty type of stereotype for women. Sandra Cisneros tries to overcome this stereotype of women and give a third option; the artist. This third option is seen through the narrator, Esperanza, while La Vergin de Guadalupe is seen through Aunt Lupe and La Malinche is depicted through Marin’s characters.
There are other characters that represent these stereotypes as well. See if you can come up with other examples besides Aunt Lupe and Marin. At the beginning of “And Some More” we see an argument between Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel concerning snowflakes. Esperanza makes the observation that Eskimos “got thirty different names for snow”. Lucy argues, “there ain’t thirty different kinds of snow” and goes on to say, “There are two kinds. The clean kind and the dirty kind, clean and dirty. Only two.” According to the article by Leslie Petty, this argument between the two girls, “highlights a conflict that is at the heart of Cisneros’ work.” (119) What do you consider that conflict to be?
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage, 2009. Print.
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