Solomon, Melissa. “Flaming Iguanas, Dalai Pandas, and Other Lesbian Bardos (a few perimeter points).” Print.
Solomon argues that the concept “bardo” opens the barrier to creating different angles and approaches for reading queer theory texts. She does this, as well as explains the confusion, and deliberation that occurs within the minds of lesbians who aren’t quite sure they are lesbians yet. Solomon’s critical research establishes grounds for my analysis through the ways in which Erika Lopez centers on Tomato’s internal struggle to reach a lesbian “’realization,’ i.e., coming out,” as she travels West to find her father and in hopes for finding self-discovery.
Laffrado, Laura. “Postings from Hoochie Mama: Erika Lopez, Graphic Art, and Female Subjectivity.” Print.
Laffrado argues that Erika Lopez has recreated the female identity by…show more content… “Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity” Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism: A Norton Reader. Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 2007. Print.
Mohanty claims that Western feminists brand feminists as sisters, however, the third world feminists are noted as a singular group and are overgeneralized and Western feminists still view them as different in terms of western supremacy; Mohanty hopes to communicate the message that there is still unequal power between western females and third world women, and that this creates a constant domination over them; therefore, Western feminists should enable power in order to help Third World countries and women sustain power. Mohanty’s work does not fully support my claim, however, it does suggest thoughts of Marxist theory. I can relate Marxist theory to my paper, because Tomato Rodriguez is on a quest to abandon this constraining life of inferiority and ownership, in order to become an independent lesbian mestiza. She contradicts traditional roles of gender and race and creates a dominant female
