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Gloria E. AnzalduaBorderlands La Frontera
Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1987A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
What images and symbols does Anzaldúa use to represent the U.S.-Mexico border? How are these representations unique to that particular border, or how do they represent other borders?
2.
Anzaldúa describes the borderlands as a psychic space. How does she define this throughout the book?
3.
Throughout the book, Anzaldúa references Guadalupe and Coatlicue as stand-ins for the mestiza. How do these goddesses represent the mestiza and her Chicana culture?
