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Woman Hollering Creek Essay

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In the story Woman Hollering Creek by Sanda Cisneros, the theory of feminism is not just present but woven into the very fabric of the book, highlighting the complexities of gender, culture, and identity. In Sandra Cisneros' book she illustrates how the lives of women are restricted and challenged by using feminist criticism to demonstrate how they can fight against these challenges and break free. Using these techniques Sandra Cisneros manages to explore the numerous ways women suffer in modern society due to standards and other factors both physically and mentally. Through Cisneros’ excellent storytelling and observing both the book's characters and overall narrative, we can picture all of the struggles and expeditions that women must face …show more content…

She highlights the restrictions encountered by women, such as gender roles, social standards, and standards on behavior. An example of this is the story Eyes of Zapata where Cleofilas is restricted to the traditional duties of being a wife and mother, as well as experiencing verbal and physical abuse by her husband to keep her from fighting against those standards.``In order to eliminate the women who are not submissive enough, men ostracize them as fas brujas and exterminate. This is what happened to Ines' mother who got lynched by her father's people for being too independent”. The words “fas brujas” translate to “bad witches” in English and with the context I believe that the women who step up and speak out against the social/cultural challenges in society are seen as threats by men which is why they “exterminate” them. By …show more content…

This acts as a call for all women to stand together to unite to be able to fight against these restrictions that have been in place for them ever since the start of society. Her stories give women the freedom to embrace themselves and unite as a unit to define their own identities and truly be happy with all the changes they make in this world. All of the stories in the book Woman Hollering Creek are reminders to women all over the world that they can and will continue to push back the high expectations and cruel restrictions placed upon them as well as changing those expectations and restrictions to achieve freedom and equality in gender

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