Malinche can potentially be viewed as a traitor by the native people, however, she could also be viewed as a strategist. Malinche was handed over to Cortes as a slave, yet, unlike many slaves who die within that particular social rank, Malinche not only survives the potential brutal life of slavery, but works as a translator for Cortes. There were several individuals who Cortes could have entrusted to translate significant political dialogue between him and the natives, yet he depended on an individual, who was not only a native, but a woman. It also demonstrates that a native or natives were capable of interacting, and understanding the language of their conquest.
It also leads to questions regarding the existence of literacy and the roles
It also leads to questions regarding the existence of literacy and the roles