A fairly consistent response to Moraga’s The Hungry Woman has been an exploration of the feminist perspective through which the classic Chicano legend of La Llorona is told in combination with the Greek mythology of Madea. A focal point of … Continue reading
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The Hungry Woman definitely possesses many of the same elements that we have been looking over and consider to be Chicano Gothic literature. Firstly, it is made clear from the beginnning that Medea is a curandera, as Ultima was, but not … Continue reading
For this week we’re going to be reading Cherríe Moraga’s play The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea, Moraga’s take on the La Llorona story. The play is short, but please be sure to read the introductory notes. Also, because this … Continue reading