A Mexican Self-Portrait
A Mexican Self-Portrait, a text written by various authors in the year 1855, is focused on the different lifestyles of the poor and rich woman in Mexico. The representations of women in Mexico for both high and lower classes in Latin America were very different. The text focuses on only a few social types of women in Mexico; mid-wife, seamstress, socialite and Mexican China. The written documentation of these women in this time period explains an immense account of Mexico. It portrays the different types of women from rich to poor in the lower North American Country. Among many women, “La China” was the person of most interest to the authors. The various authors primary focuses seemed to be on the influence of how society viewed Mexican woman due to their appearance and their living circumstances. The authors, Jose …show more content…
We are immediately introduced to the Mexican China, the proclaimed “Daughter of Mexico”. She was a woman who fed off power and self-demand. No one could tell her what to do or who to be. She was considered untouchable just as fine china. Similar to fine china this type of woman was well kept and rare. Though the word china means Chinese in Spanish, the “china” that was used throughout the text is from the indigenous language, and in fact, had nothing to do with the continent of Asia. But however one of her biggest characteristics was that she did not need a man. On page 124, there is a depiction of La China in her famous Poblana dress. This dress was unique due to the materials and elements that are from the old and new worlds. La china was described as art. Something you could only look at from afar but never really come into contact with. This woman was in control her life,
A Mexican Self-Portrait, a text written by various authors in the year 1855, is focused on the different lifestyles of the poor and rich woman in Mexico. The representations of women in Mexico for both high and lower classes in Latin America were very different. The text focuses on only a few social types of women in Mexico; mid-wife, seamstress, socialite and Mexican China. The written documentation of these women in this time period explains an immense account of Mexico. It portrays the different types of women from rich to poor in the lower North American Country. Among many women, “La China” was the person of most interest to the authors. The various authors primary focuses seemed to be on the influence of how society viewed Mexican woman due to their appearance and their living circumstances. The authors, Jose …show more content…
We are immediately introduced to the Mexican China, the proclaimed “Daughter of Mexico”. She was a woman who fed off power and self-demand. No one could tell her what to do or who to be. She was considered untouchable just as fine china. Similar to fine china this type of woman was well kept and rare. Though the word china means Chinese in Spanish, the “china” that was used throughout the text is from the indigenous language, and in fact, had nothing to do with the continent of Asia. But however one of her biggest characteristics was that she did not need a man. On page 124, there is a depiction of La China in her famous Poblana dress. This dress was unique due to the materials and elements that are from the old and new worlds. La china was described as art. Something you could only look at from afar but never really come into contact with. This woman was in control her life,