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What role does religion, and especially the figure of La Virgen, play in the novel?
What forms of escape or empowerment do the characters pursue? How do their efforts turn out?
How do women connect with other women in the book?
How are men depicted? What roles do they play in women’s lives?
How are the characters impacted by art (music, dance, painting, poetry)?
In what ways are the characters defined by their cultural ethnicity and/or language choice?
What role do elders, especially grandparents, play in the book?
How is history—personal and/or political—reimagined in the book?
What role do ordinary aspects of life, such as food and TV, play in the women’s lives?
In what ways is the work feminist?
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By Sandra Cisneros