Elena Poniatowska: A Mexican Superhero
Not all superheroes wear capes. French born Mexican author Elena Poniatowska focuses her writing her writings on women and children, and acts as an advocate for people whom she feels have no voice. Elena Poniatowska also known as “Mexico’s grande dame of letter”, author of Massacre in Mexico, became known for her ability combine facts with fiction and specializing in political and social issues that has influenced many writers today.
Poniatowska was born in Paris, France on May 19, 1933. Poniatowska’s Father, Jean Joseph Evremond Sperry Poniatowska, was of French and Polish ancestry. Her mother, Maria Dolores Paulette Amor Yturbe, was Mexican and grew up in France. During her childhood, she …show more content…
She visited the children daily because she wanted to write about them in her newspaper. Although she was born in France, she likes to be considered Mexican and was very appreciative of their culture. Because she had a good relationship with her grandmother, she would often take influence from her writings and copy her writing style. Her grandmother taught her how to become a better writer and showed her negative photos of Mexico and this made Poniatowska want to write more. In Mexico, Poniatowska’s maids were very kind and helped her develop her english. In 1959, Elena Poniatowska met her husband Guillermo Haro who was an astrophysicist. They met during an interview Elena was doing about Haro for her newspaper. They married soon after and had three children and five grandchildren. The death of her husband in 1984 devastated her and she stopped writing for a few …show more content…
That amount was equal to roughly seven billion dollars. Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz struggled to maintain peace during a time of rising social tensions caused by labor unions and farmers. He wanted to present the country in a positive light without protests. His administration suppressed independent labor unions, farmers, and was heavy handed in trying to direct the economy(source 5). In 1958 under the previous administration of Adolfo López Mateos, labor leader Demetrio Vallejo had tried to organize independent railroad unions, which the Mexican government quickly ended. It arrested Vallejo under a violation of Article 145 of the Penal Code, which defined "social dissolution" as a
Not all superheroes wear capes. French born Mexican author Elena Poniatowska focuses her writing her writings on women and children, and acts as an advocate for people whom she feels have no voice. Elena Poniatowska also known as “Mexico’s grande dame of letter”, author of Massacre in Mexico, became known for her ability combine facts with fiction and specializing in political and social issues that has influenced many writers today.
Poniatowska was born in Paris, France on May 19, 1933. Poniatowska’s Father, Jean Joseph Evremond Sperry Poniatowska, was of French and Polish ancestry. Her mother, Maria Dolores Paulette Amor Yturbe, was Mexican and grew up in France. During her childhood, she …show more content…
She visited the children daily because she wanted to write about them in her newspaper. Although she was born in France, she likes to be considered Mexican and was very appreciative of their culture. Because she had a good relationship with her grandmother, she would often take influence from her writings and copy her writing style. Her grandmother taught her how to become a better writer and showed her negative photos of Mexico and this made Poniatowska want to write more. In Mexico, Poniatowska’s maids were very kind and helped her develop her english. In 1959, Elena Poniatowska met her husband Guillermo Haro who was an astrophysicist. They met during an interview Elena was doing about Haro for her newspaper. They married soon after and had three children and five grandchildren. The death of her husband in 1984 devastated her and she stopped writing for a few …show more content…
That amount was equal to roughly seven billion dollars. Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz struggled to maintain peace during a time of rising social tensions caused by labor unions and farmers. He wanted to present the country in a positive light without protests. His administration suppressed independent labor unions, farmers, and was heavy handed in trying to direct the economy(source 5). In 1958 under the previous administration of Adolfo López Mateos, labor leader Demetrio Vallejo had tried to organize independent railroad unions, which the Mexican government quickly ended. It arrested Vallejo under a violation of Article 145 of the Penal Code, which defined "social dissolution" as a