The Myth Of A Latina Women Analysis

In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s article “The Myth of a Latina Women: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Cofer utilizes her background as a Puerto Rican women to convey the lack of respect that Latina woman face in non-Hispanic societies on a daily basis. Cofer argues that the derogatory views placed on the Hispanic culture has led to the creation of various stereotypes that have negatively affected Latina women. This notion has caused them to have a lack of opportunities, to be mistakenly categorized, as well as to be sexualized for their appearance, all of which leads them to be devalued of their character. Cofer supports her argument by emphasizing certain words with in her writing that have a deeper meaning then their original definition. Moreover, she perfectly utilizes familiar anecdotes to create an appeal to the audience’s emotions and analyzes a cause and effect scenario that demonstrates how a Latina’s future is predictable at a young age. Cofer begins to prove her argument about the various negative outcomes that many Latina women experience because …show more content…
In “The Myth of a Latina Women: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Cofer argues that the inescapable stereotypes that have been placed upon Latina women have shaped the way they are seen in society. She demonstrated that the ignorance people have for the Hispanic culture greatly damages a Latina. Cofer argues that these stereotypes sexualize Latina women causing other to disrespect them and themselves to feel trapped. Cofer strongly supports her claims through the specific words, anecdotes, and scenarios she uses. Overall, Cofer’s argument and claims strongly support each other. This allows Cofer to inform the audience of the negative impacts that occur due to stereotypes with the hope that, at an induvial level, change can occur and people can realize that ethnicity does not make a person less able, or less