Judith Ortiz Cofer

Luke Frantz Mr. Cornell AP Lang & Comp 12 October 2016 The notion expressed by Judith Ortiz Cofer in her essay "The Myth of a Latin Woman: I Once Met a Girl Named Maria” that the media perpetuates certain one-dimensional, curtailing stereotypes about Latin women is not just applicable to Latinas, but any frequently stereotyped group of people, particularly homosexual men. Homosexuals portrayed in media rarely stray from the fashionable, sassy, flamboyant characters whom viewers have become…

In the article “The Myth of the Latin Woman” Judith Ortiz Cofer argues that in media women seem “hopeless and vulgar.” The Hispanic portrayal views Hispanic women and men in a negative manner. The only way to reduce stereotypes is by shining the light on stereotyping and not letting it affect the Hispanic…

In “And May He be Bilingual,” an essay included in her book “Women in the Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer,” Judith Ortiz Cofer depicts that hardships that she faced as a child of immigrant parents. Like many other people that share similar issues, the essay responds to the alienation that immigrants and people of a Latino background experience in the United States (Cofer 2). This consciousness happens to be supported by the several factors, the United States has always depicted itself as…

In the poem Quinceañera by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the speaker shows the audience that some girl may have the same feels of the transformation from girlhood to womanhood. She is putting the perspective of a fifteen year old girl to tell her true feeling of starting to become a woman. In Hispanic cultures, Quinceañera (meaning sweet fifteen) is a special day that a girl has a party to transform from a child into a young woman. The first three lines of the poem give the impression that the girl isn’t…

A thesis statement introduces the main idea of an essay. The thesis statement is typically located in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph. The thesis statement usually serves as the focus of your essay and should be developed, supported, and explained. Beyond the introduction of the main idea, the thesis statement tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the essay, foreshadows how “I” will depict the subject of discussion, and makes an arguable statement for the reader to…

In the text by Judith Ortiz Cofer “The Myth of a Latin Women” she explains and proves this very nicely. An example of where she proves how women are objects is, “Work as domestics, waitressing, and factory jobs are all that’s available to women with little English and few skills” (Cofer, pg. 4). This example shows how Latina women with few skills and little English are looked upon as less because they…

Gender Stratification-She/He-Who Goes First? There are so many underlying issues that pose to threaten the minds of young men and the minds of young women today. However, the most threatening issue that we face today is Gender Inequality. Gender inequality stems from societal influence to differentiate men and women roles in society. In some societies women are treated inferior to men and that 's not fair. Man and woman should be held in accordance to the same standard relieving role strains.…

Short Story Color Essay When you read stories or books, you may notice a particular color shows up whenever a certain type of event occurs. In many stories, the use of the color red is to symbolize or foreshadow events containing dangerous elements or situations. One may not see it at the time, however the color can help a reader predict the outcome of the event. Authors often use this to help the reader understand the ending more clearly. Over the span of this essay, you will see how the…

Girl Named Maria” by Judith Ortiz Cofer, juxtaposed to the previous writers, conveys her argument through the use of personal anecdote. Cofer narrates her experience as a Latin girl growing up in America. Through the appeal of ethos she explains how as a teenager she was taught to behave as a “proper senorita” (Cofer, 371) encouraged to look and act like a women. This made her feminine in the eyes of her community, however her Anglo friend and mothers found them too “mature”(Cofer, 371) for…

In the short story “Catch the Moon”, written by Judith Ortiz Cofer, she introduces a teen boy that was released into his father’s custody after being in juvenile hall. To pay off the time he owed for leaving early, he had to work for his father for free for six months. At Jorge Cintrón & Son Auto Parts and Salvage, he had to clean and polish a large amount of hubcaps. He wasn’t really looking forward to it either. In the beginning, Luis knew that “...his father has had more than one reason to…