Divergent thinking is known as a process in which one draws connections by looking at many different possibilities in order to create a solution. It is a thinking process that allows openness and treats all ideas equal regardless of the content. Anzaldua uses the divergent process to reexamine one’s own self and the pieces that formulate ones makeup. She informs one to reevaluate everything from their history and the countless societal stereotypes to separate between fallacies and truth to change one’s perception by creating new mythos. It breaks down the binary system of convergent thinking by using divergent thinking to create the “in between” consciousness of la Mestiza. Through her writing Anzaldua develops this consciousness through the
