What do you think the long poem that opens chapter one is about?
The poem is a reflection of how she feels about the place she calls home, where she grew up. It is at the border of the U.S. and Mexico separated by a fence. The mention of the sea is symbolic because it’s what brings both sides together and a sign of freedom, unable to be conquered by white, European men.
What do you think "herida abierta" really means-why is there an "open wound"?
“Herida abierta” explains the the pain and separation the people that live near the Mexican border. That border is a reminder that there is division of people, where one is deemed superior than the other, and regardless of citizenship or not, it is the whites who are. If you are not white or do not align with them, you are considered a misfit and will be oppressed, killed, deported, or subjected to violence.…show more content… Therefore, in her culture, you were considered abnormal if you did not follow the heteronormative, cisgender norms or fit in the gender binary categories of man and
