Summary Of Mericans By Sandra Cisneros

In the story “’Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros the setting symbolizes how Mexican-Americans, in this case, Micaela and her siblings, live in between two different worlds without being completely accepted into either the Mexican or the American culture. The fact that there are only two settings in the story along with the interactions with their grandma and the tourists and the references made about pop culture, gives enough evidence to support the idea that setting of the story serves as a symbol for the antagonist Micaela and her brothers find themselves battling without really knowing it.
There are two settings in the story. Inside the dusty and dark church with high ceilings which smells like incense, and holy water, where the awful grandmother