Real Women Have Curves!!!!

The film “Real Women Have Curves”, illustrates several of the things we have been reading, and learning so far. Ana is a young woman that is very open mined, and knows how to stand up for herself. However, her mother is always on her way pushing her around not letting her strive for what she believes. Yet, in the film we can really see how Ana fights against patriarchy, and what is suppose to be the “norm” for a women. Another main concept in the film is about the “Chicano family”, and education is also a main point in the film.

 

I will begin discussing the ways in which Ana fights against patriarchy. Ana does not let herself from the mean things her mom says to her. She is demonstrating the opposite of patriarchy. She is not submissive to no one, which is how she challenges patriarchy in society. For example, there was a scene in the film where Ana gets upset with her sister for all the work they put into the garment clothe, so that in the end it can be sold for a way more amount of money than the cents the workers are getting paid. Ana sees the inequality there is, and does not put up with it. This also goes hand in hand to as what the “norm” for women is to do. In the Chicano culture women are grown up with the main idea that they are the ones that have to cook, clean, and take care of the children. However, Ana does none of that which is why her mother is frustrated. There is the other example where a woman is to be a “virgin” until they marry, and God forbid they do because then they will be in the mouths of everyone. Like Norma, when Ana’s mom found out that she had sexual relationship before the day of her wedding all the ladies in the factory start gossiping about her in a negative way. The part in the film that stood out the most was the part where Ana and the workers from the factory took off their clothe, and were happy dancing around. This demonstrated how they no longer cared about what others think, and fought against the “norm” of being a woman.

 

Education also plays an important role because as Chicanos education is not often what many people try to aspire. This was clearly demonstrated within the film because Ana had the opportunity to go to college; however, because her mother manipulated her with so many things she did not see the possibility. She did not want to leave her family because she was so attached to them. Many of us as we get older we decide not to leave because we are so attached to our family. However, in the end she realizes that education is very important for someone especially people of color. The film really did a good job at demonstrating concepts from the film. I also liked how this film demonstrated a good concept of the struggles of being a CHICANA.

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