Sandra Cisneros And Reyna Grande: Comparative Analysis

Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande through their subjective narratives emphasize the important contributions that migration played about their family relations and the development of their personal identity. Both authors touch upon similar themes relating to transnationalism and liminal identities, however they greatly differentiate when discussing the factor of citizenship and mobility. Cisneros is born in the U.S. while Reyna Grande is born in Mexico and later migrates to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant. Even though, both experiences reflect liminal identities and are addressing the erroneous ideology of “pure” identities, since their identity between the United States and Mexico. Grande’s novel is centered on a round trip, coming and returning to Mexico, …show more content…
Lala’s capacity to legally travel between both countries facilitates her to further explore both cultures. According to anthropologist Leo Chavez (2013), those who migrate during their mid-childhood are more likely to identify with and to be shared with the culture of their host country due to their lack of physical connection with their native country. This next session will explore the similarities and difference liminal identities as portrayed by Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande.
In addition to the deconstruction the dichotomy between Mexico and the United States, once in El Otro Lado Grande experiences an identity crisis. The liminal identity of Reyna Grande in The Distance Between Us: A Memoir (2012) provides us with a realistic representation of the life of an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. After Grande and her sibling’s arrive to the U.S. due to their immigration