Date Thesis Awarded
5-2008
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Advisor
John Gamber
Committee Members
Colleen Kennedy
Leisa D. Meyer
Abstract
La Malinche, the Mayan translator for Cortes; La Llorona, the mythic figure of the 'crying woman;' and La Virgen de Guadalupe, an icon of the Catholic Church in Mexico, are often considered to be the three iconic figures which shape images and expectations of women in Chicano culture. This paper looks at the different ways that the writings of contemporary Chicana feminist authors Gloria Anzaldua, Cherrie Moraga, Ana Castillo, and Sandra Cisneros reinterpret and reclaim these figures. Through their essays, plays, and novels, these authors complicate myths, challenging and subverting the traditional female archetypes of virgin, mother, and whore.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Patricia, "Rewriting Myth: New Interpretations of La Malinche, La Llorona, and La Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicana Feminist Literature" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 788.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/788
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.