Tuesday, October 9, 2012

"La Conciencia de la Mestiza: Towards a New Consciousness"- Anzaldua

Extended Comments:
This article was a much easier read than the article on "Compulsory Heterosexuality".  Gloria is trying to explain what Mestiza is. 
This link shows the definition of a Mestiza, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mestiza
A quote that was mentioned in the article was "la mestiza is a product of the transfer of the cultural and spiritual values of one group to another", this explains what the life of a Mestiza is and what it consists of.  It explains the meaning of one to be of different races.  As mentioned on Celine's Blog as well, "she talks of the Mestiza as not belonging to a single category, but many---these many categories intertwine.  Basically, a Mestiza has no definitive place to call home.  As a Mestiza she is trying to figure out who she is and where exactly she can call home" (Celine).  I do agree with Celine because she is trying to figure out who she really is, as she is stuck between races.  The text also notes that its as though being "cradled in one culture, sandwich between two cultures, straddling all three cultures and their value systems, la mestiza undergoes a struggle of flesh, a struggle of borders, an inner war".  On Celine's blog I commented "will this ever stop"?

Understanding where Gloria was coming from I understood the meaning of Mestiza and how shes stuck between different races.  That already sounds confusing to me so I can only imagine what she feels like and is going through.  

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