Today the United States is made up of many different races and cultures, all of which contribute in one way or another to what makes the United States such a great place to live in. But throughout history there have been and still are different opinions about certain individuals that have to do with their cultures and races. In “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko the author presents a story in which the relationships between Native Americans, Mexicans, and the white men are seen. The author uses trust, prejudice, and how people feel when they hear others speak a native language.
To begin with, in “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko the audience can see what some of the relationships between the Native Americans, and Mexicans were like by the use of trust. In the story when Silva was going to sell the meat in Marquez the woman asked “why he was going to take the rifle,” and he answered “because we are going to Marquez where the Mexicans live” (Silko, 1993, p. 2547). The way in which he takes his rifle to where the Mexicans live shows that there were not …show more content…
It is interesting that many of these things still happen today, we see many people who fear other races and judge people based on their race. One would think that today people would understand that there are other races and cultures other than their own, but there are still people who think that their race is superior and constantly judge people by their race and culture. In closing, Leslie Marmon Silko presents trust toward other races, prejudices against certain races, and how certain people feel when others speak a language other than English to show the relationships between Native Americans, Mexicans, and whites in her story “Yellow
To begin with, in “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko the audience can see what some of the relationships between the Native Americans, and Mexicans were like by the use of trust. In the story when Silva was going to sell the meat in Marquez the woman asked “why he was going to take the rifle,” and he answered “because we are going to Marquez where the Mexicans live” (Silko, 1993, p. 2547). The way in which he takes his rifle to where the Mexicans live shows that there were not …show more content…
It is interesting that many of these things still happen today, we see many people who fear other races and judge people based on their race. One would think that today people would understand that there are other races and cultures other than their own, but there are still people who think that their race is superior and constantly judge people by their race and culture. In closing, Leslie Marmon Silko presents trust toward other races, prejudices against certain races, and how certain people feel when others speak a language other than English to show the relationships between Native Americans, Mexicans, and whites in her story “Yellow