The story “Never Mary a Mexican” was about a woman named Clemencia who remembers her family, her family culture and her affair with a married man. She describes what it’s like to be out of place and how she’s “…amphibious. I’m person who doesn’t belong to any class” (Cisneros, pg. 111). In the beginning of the story, Clemencia explicitly describes her parent’s families. She explains how her mother’s family was poor, yet humble. However, the father’s family was a proud Mexican family in the middle class who frowned on her mother because she was born in America. If she was white and poor, then it would’ve been different because her race is a minority. Furthermore, the story continues and explains how Clemencia’s upbringing changed because of